John Bright was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, one of the greatest orators of his generation and a promoter of free trade policies. A Quaker, he is most famous for battling the Corn Laws: in partnership with Richard Cobden, he founded the Anti-Corn Law League, aimed at abolishing the Corn Laws, which raised food prices and protected landowners' interests by levying taxes on imported wheat, and the Corn Laws were repealed in 1846. Bright also worked with Cobden on another free trade initiative, the Cobden-Chevalier Treaty of 1860, promoting closer interdependence between Great Britain and the Second French Empire.
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Additional Source Wikipedia: John BrightLead section, founding the Anti-Corn Law League
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Additional Source Wikipedia: Richard CobdenLead section, co-founding the Anti-Corn Law League with John Bright
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one of the greatest orators of his generation and a promoter of free trade policies
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16 November 1811
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27 March 1889
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John Bright was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, one of the greatest orators of his generation and a promoter of free trade policies.
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John Bright (16 November 1811-27 March 1889) was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, one of the greatest orators of his generation and a promoter of free trade policies.
Participant In: Repeal of the Corn Laws, Lead section, founding the Anti-Corn Law League
In partnership with Richard Cobden, he founded the Anti-Corn Law League.
In Era: The Late Modern Period, lead paragraph, lifespan
Infobox: born 16; died 27
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WikipediaRelated To: Richard Cobden, Lead section, co-founding the Anti-Corn Law League with John BrightQuote, Related To: Richard Cobden, Lead section, co-founding the Anti-Corn Law League with John Bright
In 1838, he and John Bright founded the Anti-Corn Law League
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