George Edward Brett (1829–1890) opened the first American office of

Macmillan Publishing Macmillan Publishers (occasionally known as the Macmillan Group; formally Macmillan Publishers Ltd and Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC) is a British publishing company traditionally considered to be one of the 'Big Five' English language publi ...

called Macmillan & Co. of New York.

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Brett was assigned by

Alexander Macmillan (publisher) Alexander MacMillan ( gd, Alasdair MacMhaolain; 3 October 1818 – 25 January 1896), born in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, was a cofounder, in 1843, with his brother Daniel, of Macmillan Publishers in London. His family were crofters from the Isle ...

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.” Brett opened the New York branch of

at Clayton Hall., 53 Bleecker Street, New York, NY. 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.

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*Chronicles of Barabbas (1884–1934) by George H. Doran *The House of Macmillan (1843–1943) by Charles Morgan American book publishers (people) British book publishers (people) 1829 births 1890 deaths 19th-century English businesspeople 19th-century American businesspeople {{England-business-bio-stub

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