Jacob Bright

Jacob Bright
Jacob Bright
Member of Parliament for Manchester
In office
1867–1874
Preceded byThomas Bazley, Edward James
Succeeded byThomas Bazley, Hugh Birley, William Romaine Callender
Member of Parliament for Manchester
In office
1876–1885
Preceded byThomas Bazley, William Romaine Callender, Hugh Birley
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of Parliament for Manchester South West
In office
1886–1895
Preceded byLord Frederick Spencer Hamilton
Succeeded byWilliam Johnson Galloway
Mayor of Rochdale
In office
1856–1857
Preceded byPost created
Succeeded byRobert T. Heape
Councillor for Rochdale
In office
1856–1857
Personal details
Born
Jacob Bright

26 May 1821
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Died7 November 1899
Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
Political partyLiberal Party
SpouseUrsula Mellor Bright
Children3
OccupationPolitician

The Rt Hon. Jacob Bright (26 May 1821 – 7 November 1899) was a British Liberal politician serving as Mayor of Rochdale and later Member of Parliament for Manchester.