Bright, Marshal H
soldier, journalist, lecturer, author, was born Aug. 18, 1834, in Hudson, N. Y. In 1854 he became assistant editor of the Albany Argus, and was a reporter in the New York state senate. He was brevetted major for his services during the war, and, after resigning his commission at its close, engaged in silver mining in Nevada. In 1873 he became managing editor of the Christian at Work, of New York city, and in 1880 its editor-in-chief.
He has contributed to periodicals on theological, scientific and philosophical subjects, and has delivered public addresses. BRIGHTLY, FRANCIS FREDERICK, author, was born Feb. 25, 1845, in Philadelphia, Pa. He is the author of Digest of the Laws of Philadelphia, 1701-1887.
BRIGHTLY, FREDERICK CHARLES, jurist, author, was born Aug. 26, 1812, in England. He is an eminent Philadelphia jurist, and the author of Treatise on Law of Costs; Nisi Prius Reports; Equitable Jurisdiction of the Laws of Pennsylvania; Digest of the Laws of the United States, 1789-1869; Digest of the Decisions of the Federal Courts; Bankrupt Law of the United States; and Leading Cases in the Law of Elections, include the larger number of his legal writings. He died in 1888.