John Bright

1811 - 1889

Titles on this disk:

• introduction: The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass: From 1817-1882
• author: Selected Speeches of the Rt. Hon. John Bright M.P. On Public Questions
• editor: Speeches on Questions of Public Policy. Vol. 1 (Free Trade and Finance)
• editor: Speeches on Questions of Public Policy. Vol. 2 (War, Peace, and Reform)

About this person:

John Bright (1811-1889) was a Quaker and a Member of Parliament who was active with Richard Cobden in opposing the Corn Laws and the war against Russia in the Crimea.