John Bright Autographs
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.
A Quaker, Bright 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. The Corn Laws were repealed in 1846. Bright also worked with Cobden in another free trade initiative, the Cobden–Chevalier Treaty of 1860, promoting closer interdependence between Great Britain and the Second French Empire. This campaign was conducted in collaboration with French economist Michel Chevalier, and succeeded despite Parliament's endemic mistrust of the French.
Bright sat in the House of Commons from 1843 to 1889, promoting free trade, electoral reform and religious freedom. He was almost a lone voice in opposing the Crimean War; he also opposed William Ewart Gladstone's proposed Home Rule for Ireland. He saw himself as a spokesman for the middle class and strongly opposed the privileges of the landed aristocracy. In terms of Ireland, he sought to end the political privileges of Anglicans, disestablished the Church of Ireland, and began land reform that would turn land over to the Catholic peasants. He coined the phrase "The mother of parliaments."
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Traded items with a signature of John Bright
The most expensive item with a signature of John Bright (1883 John Bright Greatest Orator of his Generation Signed Letter British Radical) was sold in March 2025 for $110.00 while the cheapest item (NobleSpirit NO RESERVE {3970} Excellent 1879 John Bright (England) Signature) found a new owner for $0.01 in July 2016. The month with the most items sold (2) was March 2014 with an average selling price of $29.42 for an autographed item of John Bright. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $110.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.01 was July 2016. In average, an autographed item from John Bright is worth $9.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of John Bright were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1868 John Bright British Statesman Signed Letter to Charles Sumner US Senator | $98.30 |  |
| 1883 John Bright Greatest Orator of his Generation Signed Letter British Radical | $110.00 | |
| Autographed cards John Bright-George W Curtis-Lowell Thomas-Mellon-Chaunce Depew | $3.75 | |
| British Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts ALS, John Bright & others signed | $49.95 | |
| JOHN BRIGHT (1811-1889) Signed Card -British Orator fought against the Corn Laws | $4.00 | |
| John Bright - 19th Century British Politician - Autographed Vintage 1880 Letter | $5.51 | |
| John Bright - 19th Century British Politician - Autographed Vintage Letter | $43.51 | |
| John Bright - British Radical Statesman - PSA/DNA Slabbed Autograph | $42.00 | |
| John Bright Hand Signed Letter....British Radical+Liberal Statesman..Free Trade | $17.50 | |
| John Bright Signed Letter 1883 / Autographed Radical Statesman | $16.99 | |
| JOHN BRIGHT signed letter; British statesman; for free trade, against Corn Laws | $11.49 | |
| John Bright, 19th Cent. Noted English Reformer, Orator & Author-Signed 2x4 Card | $8.89 | |
| John Bright/British Statesman Orator/MP/Anti-Corn Law/Signed | $9.99 | |
| John Bright/British Statesman Orator/MP/Anti-Corn Law/Signed Autograph | $9.99 | |
| NobleSpirit NO RESERVE {3970} Excellent 1879 John Bright (England) Signature | $0.01 | |
