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| Born | (1813-09-13)13 September 1813 Achog,Isle of Arran,Scotland |
| Died | 27 June 1857(1857-06-27) (aged 43) |
| Occupation(s) | bookseller; publisher |
Daniel MacMillan (Scottish Gaelic:Dòmhnall MacMhaolain; 13 September 1813 – 27 June 1857) was aScottish publisher from theIsle of Arran,Scotland. MacMillan was one of the co-founders ofMacmillan Publishers along with his brotherAlexander in London.
Daniel MacMillan was born on 13 September 1813 on the farm of Achog, just north ofCorrie on theIsle of Arran, to acrofting family. Moving to London, he foundedMacmillan Publishers, with his brotherAlexander.[1][2]
In 1833, he came to London to work for a Cambridge bookseller. In 1844, he decided to expand into the publishing business.[3]
Macmillan, with the recommendation of his brotherAlexander, sentGeorge Edward Brett to open the first American office in New York.[4]
He died inCambridge on 27 June 1857.[3] He is buried in theMill Road cemetery, Cambridge.
He married, on 4 September 1850, Frances, daughter of a Mr Orridge, a chemist in Cambridge.They had two sons, Frederick (born 1851) and Maurice Crawford Macmillan (1853–1936). Maurice married Helen (Nellie) Artie Tarleton Belles (1856–1937), and their sonMaurice Harold Macmillan becameprime minister.
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