Brown, George Mackenzie

Brown, George Mackenzie
(1869- ). Son of George Brown. Born in Canada. Educated at Upper Canada College, Toronto, Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh, and at Cambridge. Moved to Edinburgh, Scotland, and in 1900 elected to the British House of Commons for Central Edinburgh. Managing trustee of Thomas Nelson & Sons, Edinburgh.
   Index: B Only son of George Brown, a member of the publishing firm of Thomas Nelson & Sons, 244.
   Bib.: Who's Who, 1910.

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