Yavapai County AZ Archives Biographies.....Bright, Samuel Elias 1839 - living in 1896
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Author: McFarland & Poole

p. 503

  SAMUEL ELIAS BRIGHT. He whose name heads this sketch has identified himself
heart and soul with the interests of Arizona and is one of its most substantial,
law-abiding and progressive citizens. He was born in Greenville, Mercer County,
Pennsylvania, March 8, 1839. In 1860 he went to California by way of the
Isthmus. Mining has been his principal occupation in life and has brought him in
very good returns. He has seen the wonderful growth of the Territory in the last
fifteen years and has contributed his share toward its advancement and
development. Although a single man, Mr. Bright has great admiration and respect
for the fair sex and is very fond of little children. He is a pleasant and
agreeable gentleman to meet, is social in disposition, and the many friends he
has gathered around him attest to his many sterling qualities and his upright
and honorable mode of living. "Live and let live" is the maxim he exemplifies.
His Masonic card reads: "Samuel Elias Bright, Thirty-second Degree. P. M. Aztlan
Lodge, No. 1, F. & A. M., Prescott, Ariz.; P. H. P. Prescott Chapter, No 2, R.
A. M., Prescott, Ariz.; C. G. Olive Council, No. 1, R. & S. M., Prescott, Ariz.;
P. C. Ivanhoe Commandery, No. 2, K. T., Prescott, Ariz.; P. W. P. Golden Rule
Chapter, No. 1, O. E. S., Prescott, Ariz.; Al Malaikah Temple, A. A. O. N. M.
S., Los Angeles, Cal.; Masonic Veteran Association, Pacific Coast."


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A Historical and Biographical Record of the Territory of Arizona
Published by
McFarland & Poole, Chicago, 1896

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