Sir George Newnes (1851-1910) was a publisher and editor in Britain.

His father was a Congregational church minister. He was well educated for his day, at Shireland Hall, Warwickshire, and the City of London School.

His arguably best known publication was The Strand Magazine , begun in 1891, in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was first able to publish his Sherlock Holmes mystery series. He also founded other magazine titles, including The Westminster Gazette (1873), Tit-Bits (1881), The Wide World Magazine (1888), and Country Life (1897).

Newnes served as a member of the British parliament representing the constituency of Newmarket (1885-1895).

See also

• List of publishers
• List of British MPs

External Links

• The story of The Strand Magazine