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Bright, John
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Bright, John (1811–89). Radical politician and son of a Rochdale textile manufacturer, his first public speech (on temperance, 1830) marks the strong quaker influence on him. A leading public speaker for the
Anti‐Corn Law League (1839–46), Bright was elected MP for Durham (1843), Manchester (1847–57), and thereafter Birmingham. He supported
free trade, opposed legislation limiting the hours of adult workers in textile factories, and, in the 1850s, called for peace, retrenchment, and reform, gaining unpopularity for his opposition to the
Crimean War. He entered Liberal cabinets as president of the Board of Trade (1868–70) and chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster (1873–4, 1880–2), resigning on the latter occasion in protest at the naval bombardment of Alexandria. Said to be the most belligerent of pacifists, Bright was one of the greatest orators of the 19th cent.
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Bright heads fast-paced LSU offense into 2000 season
News Wire article from: University Wire; 10/13/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Smith. However, there is a bright spot in the form of sophomore point guard Torris Bright. In his freshman year as a Tiger, the 6-foot-4 Bright, out of Slidell High School...According to LSU head coach John Brady, Bright was instrumental...
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John Bright, radical politics, and the ethos of Quakerism *.
Magazine article from: Albion; 12/22/2002; ; 700+ words
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Bright Things plc Acquires Technology Licensing Company PushPlay Interactive LLC.
PR Newswire; 7/21/2005; 700+ words
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Cougar strongman Bright impresses NFL scouts
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 3/7/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...scouts will be picking over Bright's resume that includes his...MWC and likely the Pac- 10. Bright also holds BYU's football...For the past couple of years, Bright won the BYU football program...Eddie Keele, Scott Young and John Denney. When an injury sidelined...
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Ron Bright, a hero in local arts education, is honored for years of devotion to Hawaii's young performers
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 5/27/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...who can't do, teach. Whoever made that one up owes Ron Bright an apology. Formally known as "Mr. Bright" to several generations of drama students and their parents, Ron Bright has devoted his life to teaching others how to develop their...
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Richard Bright-physician extraordinaire
Magazine article from: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; 9/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...peasant cart. When Bright was appointed assistant...William Wells, John Blackall, and John...discovered long before, Bright unified the stories...documented before Bright by several others...William Wells, and John Blackall. But dropsy...other etiologies. John King, a ...
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Bright Automotive Applies for Stimulus Package Grants to Accelerate Production of High Mileage Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 6/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...aaronrosenberg@rationalpr.com, for Bright Automotive Bright Automotive Anxious to Help America...PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Bright Automotive today announced it has...Presidents goal a reality, said John Waters, CEO of Bright Automotive...
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Bright hope for Sydney
Newspaper article from: The Press; 8/26/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...again -- Olympic triathlete Ben Bright is now on track for Sydney...years ago a burnt-out Ben Bright was virtually a couch potato...help from top triathlon coach John Hellemans. He capped his comeback...Hamish Carter and Craig Watson, Bright is capable of being a medal...
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Bright story offers a lesson to NFL owners.
Newspaper article from: The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 5/19/2003; 700+ words
; ...years after it caused Johnny Bright to turn his back on the Eagles...to know the story of Johnny Bright. The Eagles' Jeffrey Lurie...broke the NFL color barrier, Bright turned down a chance to become...action. Register photographers John Robinson and Don Ultang _ there...
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Bright Now! Dental, Inc., Announces the Addition of Castle Dental Centers, Inc.
Business Wire; 4/26/2004; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2004 Bright Now!(R) Dental, Inc...a wholly owned subsidiary of Bright Now. The closing of the merger...various conditions, including Bright Now's completion of financing...practice management field." John M. Slack, Chief Executive...
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John Bright
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
John Bright The English politician John Bright (1811-1889) was one of the leading figures in 19th...Civil War. Born at Rochdale, Lancashire, on Nov. 16, 1811, John Bright was strongly influenced first by the Quaker religion of...
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Bright, John
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Bright, John (1811–89). Radical politician...Corn Law League (1839–46), Bright was elected MP for Durham (1843), Manchester...be the most belligerent of pacifists, Bright was one of the greatest orators of the...
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Vincor International Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Historical Roots: T.G. Bright & Co Vincor International...Falls Wine Company by Thomas G. Bright and Francis A. Sherrif. In 1911, Bright bought out Sherrif ’...venerable Canadian brewing company John Labatt, Inc., which was getting...
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Washington, Bushrod
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States
...loaned out to Chief Justice John Marshall for his celebratory...Federalist party, and in 1798 John Adams appointed him to the United...go along with the opinions of John Marshall and Justice Joseph...treason case United States v. Bright (1809). The case involved...
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Moore, Joseph Haines
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...astronomy . The only child of John Haines Moore and Mary Ann Haines...the radial velocities of 125 bright-line nebulae, and he played...velocity measurements of all stars brighter than visual magnitude 5.51...Spectrographic Velocities of the Bright-Line Nebulae, ”...Radial Veloc-ities of ...
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