John Fulmer Bright

John Fulmer Bright (17 November 1877-29 December 1923) was a physician who served as mayor of Richmond, Virginia, from 1924 to 1940. He received an M.D. from the Medical College of Virginia in 1898. He sat in the Virginia House of Delegates representing the city of Richmond in 1922. As mayor, Bright believed in limited government and frequently vetoed development projects. He also opposed the federal housing program during the Great Depression.

References

John T. Kneebone et al., eds., Dictionary of Virginia Biography (1998- ), 2:231-233. ISBN 0-88490-199-8

Category: Mayors of Richmond Category: People from Virginia Category: 1877 births Category: 1923 deaths