Richard Bright (politician)

For other people named Richard Bright, see Richard Bright (disambiguation).

Richard Bright (1822 – 28 February 1878)^[1] was an English politician.

He was born the son of Robert Bright and the brother of colonial businessman Charles Edward Bright and General Sir Robert Onesiphorus Bright.

He was Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for East Somerset^[2] from 1868 to 1878.

References

• F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)^{[page needed]}

1. "James Adam Gordon Esq". University College London. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
2. Bruce, Alison (2011). Billington: Victorian Executioner. History Press Limited. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-7524-7406-9.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Richard Bright

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Ralph Neville-Grenville and Richard Paget	Member of Parliament for East Somerset 1868–1878 With: Ralph Shuttleworth Allen	Succeeded by Ralph Shuttleworth Allen and Sir Philip Miles, Bt.