John Morgan Bright | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Horace Harrison |
| Succeeded by | Richard Warner |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis Tillman |
| Succeeded by | Samuel M. Fite |
| Member of theTennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1847-1848 | |
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| Born | (1817-01-20)January 20, 1817 |
| Died | October 3, 1911(1911-10-03) (aged 94) |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Alma mater | Nashville UniversityTransylvania University |
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John Morgan Bright (January 20, 1817 – October 2, 1911) was an American politician who served as anU.S. Representative fromTennessee.
Born inFayetteville, Tennessee, Bright was the son of James and Nancy Morgan Bright. He attended the schools of Fayetteville and Bingham's School inHillsboro, North Carolina. He graduated fromNashville University in September 1839. In March 1841 he graduated from the law department ofTransylvania University,Lexington, Kentucky.[1]
Bright first married Judith C. Clark and they had nine children, James Clark Bright, Golding Bright, W. C. Bright, Robert Lucius Bright, John Morgan Bright, Anna Mary Bright, Susan Catherine Bright, Judith Margaret Bright, and Samual A.Bright. He next married Zerilda B Buckner and they had four children, Anthoney Buckner Bright, David Mitchel Bright, Becham Bright and Mathew M Bright. His third marriage was to Isabella Buckner.[2]
Upon beingadmitted to the bar in 1841, Bright began his law practice in Fayetteville. He also served as a member of theTennessee House of Representatives in 1847 and 1848. While in the Legislature he introduced and passed the bill providing for the construction of Tenn., Asylum for the Insane.
During the Civil War, he was Inspector General of Tennessee, with the rank of Brigadier General, and served on the staff of GovernorIsham G. Harris from 1861 to 1865.[3]
Elected as aDemocrat to theForty-second for the fourth district of Tennessee, Bright was re-elected to the four succeeding Congresses. The re-districting for the 44th Congress changed his representation to the fifth district. He served from March 4, 1871, to March 3, 1881.[4] His first speech in the U. S. House of Representatives was against the Ku-Klux Bill. He served as chairman of the Committee on Claims (Forty-fourth throughForty-sixth Congresses), Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (Forty-fourth Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1880 to theForty-seventh Congress.
After leaving politics, Bright resumed the practice of law in Fayetteville.
Bright died in Fayetteville on October 2, 1911, at the age of 94 years and 256 days. He is interred at the Presbyterian Churchyard, Fayetteville, Tennessee.[5][6]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's 5th congressional district March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1881 | Succeeded by |
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