George Edward Brett

{{Short description|American publisher (1829–1890)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person |name = George Edward Brett |image = |caption = |birth_date = 1829 |birth_place = Halling, Kent, England |death_date = 11 June {{Death year and age|1890|1829}} |death_place = New York City, United States |spouse = |father = |children = George Platt Brett Sr. |parents = |resting_place = |known_for = Opening first American office of Macmillan Publishing |occupation = Publisher |alma_mater = }} '''George Edward Brett''' (1829–1890) opened the first American office of Macmillan Publishing called Macmillan & Co. of New York.

==Career== Brett was assigned by Alexander Macmillan (publisher) to create the New York Office in August 1869. Brett was aided in the creation of the New York office by American firm Messrs Pott & Amery. Frederick Macmillan, commenting on Brett resignation letter, said "We have all been profoundly touched by your letter . . . it is a great achievement for a man to go through this life with a spotless reputation & to be successful in what he sets himself to do. You will have succeeded in both these aims, and whatever fortune may have in store for the New York Agency, we shall not forget who it was that brought it through troublous times." The Bretts remained in control of the American offices of Macmillan from its creation in 1869 to the early 1960s, “a span matched by few other families in the history of United States business.”<ref>[http://www.answers.com/topic/macmillan-inc?cat=biz-fin Macmillan: Information and Much More from Answers.com]</ref><ref>{{cite book |title= Macmillan A Publishing Tradition |first= Elizabeth |last= James |pages= [https://archive.org/details/macmillanpublish0000unse/page/170 170–76] |publisher= Palgrave Macmillan |year= 2002 |isbn= 0-333-73517-X |url= https://archive.org/details/macmillanpublish0000unse/page/170 }}</ref>

Brett opened the New York branch of Macmillan Publishing at Clayton Hall.,<ref>{{cite book |title= The Literary World |first= Samuel |last= Crocker |page= 276 |publisher=E. H. Hames and Company | year=1893}}</ref> 53 Bleecker Street, New York, NY.<ref>{{cite book |title=The New York Chronology: The Ultimate Compendium of Events, People, and Anecdotes from the Dutch to the Present |first=James |last=Trager |page=154}}</ref>

On May 1, 1890, Brett's son George Platt Brett Sr., succeeded him as head of the New York office of Macmillan.

Prior to joining Macmillan, Brett worked for Simpkin Marshall & Co.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Sources== *Chronicles of Barabbas (1884–1934) by George H. Doran *The House of Macmillan (1843–1943) by Charles Morgan

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