About Richard Bright
Lived 1822 – 1878 (aged 55–56). Richard Bright was a British politician.
Richard Bright (1822 – 28 February 1878) 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 from 1868 to 1878.
He was a member of the Bath and County Club.
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Who was Richard Bright?
British politician (1822–1878)
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Richard Bright was born in 1822.
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Richard Bright died on 28 February 1878.
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Richard Bright was a politician.
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Richard Bright was British.
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