John Bright was born in 1850 in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. His family moved to the Deepdale area of Preston, Lancashire in 1871. He was educated at St. Paul's School, London
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At an early age, Bright developed a love for music and performing. As a teenager he toured Europe with his father's band and then took up playing the violin professionally. His first major success came at the age of twenty-two when he played at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
John Bright began teaching at St. Paul's School in 1874. He soon embarked on a career as a music teacher and performer which eventually led him to becoming Headmaster of St.
Paul's School in 1887 where he remained for ten years. Bright was appointed Principal of Shrewsbury School in 1888 and remained there until 1893 when he became Headmaster of Uppingham School where he stayed until 1900 when he became Master of Trinity College School in Hartford, Connecticut. While living in Hartford, John Bright continued to teach at Trinity College High School where he taught for over twenty-five years until his retirement in 1926.
John Bright married Jane Perry on May 3, 1885; they had four children: Mary (born 1886), Jane (born 1886), Eugene (born 1889) and Hugh (born 1895). Jane died on November 24, 1909; she was fifty years old at the time of her death. Bright died on January 25, 1962; he was eighty-eight years old at the time of his death The work that John Bright is best known for is Think & Grow Rich but he also wrote many other books that are still popular today including Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude; Creative Visualization; The Science Of Getting Rich; Psychology Of Prosperity; The Art Of Living; The Science Of Achievement; Creative Thinking And Achievement Through Mental Photography; The Way To Happiness And Beyond Positive Thinking And Success Through Winning The Age Mind After Fifty For Men And Women Over Fifty And How To Keep It That Way For Men Over Fifty And Women Over Fifty Plus Success Through Being Positive Even Though Age Is Against You For Men And Women Over Seventy And Beyond Positive Thinking & Mind Power - How To Use Your Willpower To Get What You Want
