▁of ▁her ▁ten ▁sib lings , ▁including ▁John ▁Bright , ▁Pr isc illa ▁Bright ▁Mc L aren ▁and ▁Jacob ▁Bright , ▁became ▁prominent ▁in ▁politics , ▁activ ism ▁and ▁reform . ▁Edu c ated ▁by ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Fri ends , ▁she ▁commented : ▁‘ I ▁developed ▁slowly ▁for ▁we ▁were ▁strictly ▁brought ▁up ▁and ▁told ▁that ▁" children ▁should ▁be ▁seen ▁and ▁not ▁heard " '. ▁ ▁Career ▁Margaret ▁married ▁Samuel ▁Lucas ▁( 1 8 1 1 – 1 8 6 5 ), ▁a ▁cousin , ▁on ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 1 8 3 9 . ▁Samuel , ▁a ▁fellow ▁Qu aker , ▁was ▁a ▁London ▁corn ▁exchange ▁merchant . ▁The ▁couple ▁went ▁to ▁Manchester ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁when ▁Samuel ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁cot ton ▁mill . ▁The ▁family ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁Lucas ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁politics ▁during ▁the ▁anti - c orn ▁law ▁protest s ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁She ▁a ided ▁her ▁husband ▁with ▁the ▁organisation ▁of ▁meet ings ▁and ▁the ▁raising ▁of ▁fin ances . ▁Until ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁however , ▁her ▁main ▁bur dens ▁remained ▁within ▁the ▁family , ▁including ▁the ▁re aring ▁of ▁her ▁two ▁children , ▁Samuel , ▁a ▁de af ▁m ute , ▁and ▁Kath ar ine . ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁both ▁children ▁had ▁married , ▁Kath ar ine ▁to ▁John ▁Pen ning ton ▁Thom ass