John Bright

John Bright in the 1870s John Bright (16 November 1811 – 27 March 1889) was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, one of the greatest orators of his generation and a promoter of free trade policies.

A Quaker, Bright is most famous for battling the Corn Laws. In partnership with Richard Cobden, he founded the Anti-Corn Law League, aimed at abolishing the Corn Laws, which raised food prices and protected landowners' interests by levying taxes on imported wheat. The Corn Laws were repealed in 1846. Bright also worked with Cobden in another free trade initiative, the Cobden–Chevalier Treaty of 1860, promoting closer interdependence between Great Britain and the Second French Empire. This campaign was conducted in collaboration with French economist Michel Chevalier, and succeeded despite Parliament's endemic mistrust of the French.

Bright sat in the House of Commons from 1843 to 1889, promoting free trade, electoral reform and religious freedom. He was almost a lone voice in opposing the Crimean War; he also opposed William Ewart Gladstone's proposed Home Rule for Ireland. He saw himself as a spokesman for the middle class and strongly opposed the privileges of the landed aristocracy. In terms of Ireland, he sought to end the political privileges of Anglicans, disestablished the Church of Ireland, and began land reform that would turn land over to the Catholic peasants. He coined the phrase "The mother of parliaments." Provided by Wikipedia
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    The Authority of the Old Testament / by Bright, John

    Published 1967
    Book
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    Early Israel in recent history writing : a study in method / by Bright, John

    Published 1960
    Book
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    The anchor bible Jeremiah : A new translation with introduction and commentary / by Bright, John

    Published 1965
    Book
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    The anchor Bible Jeremiah : Introduction, translation, and notes / by Bright, John

    Published 1965
    Book
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    The kingdom of God : the biblical concept and its meaning for the church / by Bright, John

    Published 1953
    Book
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    Early Israel in recent history writing : a study in method / by Bright, John

    Published 1960
    Book
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    The kingdom of God : the biblical concept and its meaning for the church / by Bright, John

    Published 1953
    Book
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    The Authority of the Old Testament / by Bright, John

    Published 1967
    Book
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    The anchor bible Jeremiah : A new translation with introduction and commentary / by Bright, John

    Published 1965
    Book
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    The anchor Bible Jeremiah : Introduction, translation, and notes / by Bright, John

    Published 1965
    Book
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    A history of Israel. by Bright, John, 1908-

    Published 1959
    Book
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    A history of Israel. by Bright, John, 1908-

    Published 1959
    Book
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    A history of Israel. by Bright, John, 1908-

    Published 1959
    Book
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    A history of Israel. by Bright, John, 1908-

    Published 1959
    Book
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    A history of Israel. by Bright, John, 1908 Sept. 25-

    Published 1972
    Book
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    A history of Israel. by Bright, John, 1908 Sept. 25-

    Published 1980
    Book
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    A history of Israel. by Bright, John, 1908 Sept. 25-

    Published 1972
    Book
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    A history of Israel. by Bright, John, 1908 Sept. 25-

    Published 1980
    Book