Philip Bright
1863 Born in Rochdale[1], son of John Bright MP, a close associate of Richard Cobden, and his second wife Margaret Elizabeth[2]
1871 Living in Rochdale with his father, John Bright MP, 59, a Cotton and Carpet manufacturer employing 920 hands, and his brother John A Bright 23, cotton and carpet manufacturer, and William L Bright 19[3]
1889 An engineer, of 2 Newgate St, London, when he became an associate of the Institution of Civil Engineers and a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers[4]
1890 Partner in J. Tylor and Sons
1891 Manufacturing and consulting engineer, living in Westminster[5]
1900 Married Alice Elizabeth Holder in Westminster[6]
1901 Engineer (civil and mechanical), employer, visiting Rochdale with his wife Alice[7]
1911 Director of engineering company, living in London[8]
By 1914 was chairman of J. Tylor and Sons
1920 Chairman of the renamed company Tylors (Water & Sanitary) Ltd
1941 Died in Ilkley, Yorkshire[9]