George Mackenzie Brown

As a publisher, he produced Arthur Conan Doyle's books; as a politician, he beat him to win election to the House of Commons.

George Brown who was Liberal Party Member of Parliament for Ontario South and a Father of Canadian Confederation.

When William McEwan announced his retirement as Liberal Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Central, Brown was chosen to fight the seat.

[4] On 16 October 1901 he introduced to H. H. Asquith a deputation from the Scottish Temperance Legislation Board, who were campaigning for a change in the law to prohibit the sale of alcoholic liquor.

[8] He also joined the council of the Free Trade Union when it was set up in response to the demand for Tariff Reform in 1903.