About Henry Edward Bright
Lived 1819 – 1904 (aged 84). Henry Edward Bright was an Australian and British politician, prospector and businessperson.
Hon. Henry Edward Bright (30 June 1819 – 18 February 1904) was a member of the South Australian Colonial Parliament. A son, Henry Edward Bright jr. (1843–1917), was a mayor of Gawler, South Australia.
Early life Bright was born in London on 30 June 1819, the son of Edward Bright and Mary Ann. He, his wife Jane Prudence (née King) and son Henry Edward Bright jr. arrived in Adelaide in April 1850. and was mayor of Gawler in 1879 and 1880. Youngest son Thomas Robert Bright S.M. (ca.1852 – 9 December 1924) married Jane Rogers (ca.1849 – 20 September 1936), second daughter of William Rogers, on 26 May 1874.
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Who was Henry Edward Bright?
Australian politician (1819-1904)
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Henry Edward Bright was born on 30 June 1819 in London.
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Henry Edward Bright died on 18 February 1904.
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Henry Edward Bright was a politician, prospector and businessperson.
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Henry Edward Bright was Australian and British.
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