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John Bright was a Quaker and a Liberal (later Liberal Unionist) politician who held several ministerial posts during his career including President of the Board of Trade and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He co-founded the Anti-Corn Law League which aimed to abolish the Corn Laws. He opposed the Crimean War and Home Rule for Ireland. Bright was regarded as one of the nineteenth century's greatest parliamentary orators.
John Bright was a Quaker and a Liberal (later Liberal Unionist) politician who held several ministerial posts during his career including President of the Board of Trade and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He co-founded the Anti-Corn Law League which aimed to abolish the Corn Laws. He opposed the Crimean War and Home Rule for Ireland. Bright was regarded as one of the nineteenth century's greatest parliamentary orators.
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| Title: | Letter from John Bright |
|---|---|
| Description: | John Bright asks Sampson Low to collect an unnamed book that has been sent to him and that he doesn’t wish to keep. |
| Address: | 4 Hanover Street London |
| Letter dated: | 09-03-1864 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 1 page ; glue seepage. |
| Type of letter: | Returns an item |
| Letter note: | This letter has a related note written by the Reverend Frederick William Low who compiled the volumes c.1913: "John Bright, politician, born Nov:16. 1811. President of the Board of Trade 1878, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1873 & 1881. Lord Rector of Glasgow University 1880. Died March 27. 1889." |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | From wikimedia.org |
| Identifier: | SL_17 |
