John Bright Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Bright, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

8 records1811–18897 events1 places

Chronological biography

1811

Birth of John Bright16 November 1811

Politics / Liberal Party

Birth of John Bright

1839

Anti-Corn Law1839

Politics / Liberal Party · London

Helps found the Anti-Corn Law League

1868

Board of Trade1868

Government / Liberal Party Government · President of Board of Trade

Appointed President of the Board of Trade

President of Board of Trade1868

Government / Liberal Party Government · President of Board of Trade

Appointed President of the Board of Trade

1873

Chancellor of the Exchequer1873

Government / Liberal Party Government · Chancellor of the Exchequer

Appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1st term

1880

Chancellor of the Exchequer1880

Government / Liberal Party Government · Chancellor of the Exchequer

Appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 2nd term

1882

Resignation of John Bright1882

Government / Liberal Party Government · Chancellor of the Exchequer · London

Resigns over British intervention in Egypt

1889

Death of John Bright1889

Politics / Liberal Party

Death of John Bright

Titles and roles

Chancellor of the Exchequer · President of Board of Trade

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.