Edmund Routledge was born in London on 30 January 1843, the second son of George Routledge (1812–1888), the founder of the publishing house Routledge.[1][2]
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Routledge started with his father's publishing house in 1859.[2] He founded and edited the magazines The Broadway, one of the earliest sixpenny monthly magazines, and Every Boy's Magazine.[2]
In 1865 Frederick Warne left Routledge, Warne, & Routledge (with rights to some of its titles) and established Frederick Warne & Co. Younger son Edmund became a Routledge partner in July, and the company then became George Routledge & Sons.[1]
On 25 August 1899, he died of a heart attack at Queen Ann's Mansion, London, leaving five sons and three daughters.[2] He is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, London.[3]
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^ ab "Routledge, George (DNB00)". DNB. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
^ abcdef "Routledge, Edmund". Northern Illinois University Libraries. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
^Paths of Glory. Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery. 1997. p. 86.
edmund, routledge, january, 1843, august, 1899, british, publisher, boys, magazines, author, books, about, sports, sketch, 1896born, 1843, january, 1843london, englanddied25, august, 1899, 1899, aged, london, englandoccupationpublisherpolitical, partyliberal, . Edmund Routledge 30 January 1843 25 August 1899 was a British publisher of boys magazines and an author of books about sports Edmund RoutledgeIn The Sketch 1896Born 1843 01 30 30 January 1843London EnglandDied25 August 1899 1899 08 25 aged 56 London EnglandOccupationPublisherPolitical partyLiberal ProgressiveSpouseMartha Stephenson m 1865 wbr Children8 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Publishing 2 2 Politics 3 Selected publications 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editEdmund Routledge was born in London on 30 January 1843 the second son of George Routledge 1812 1888 the founder of the publishing house Routledge 1 2 Career editPublishing edit Routledge started with his father s publishing house in 1859 2 He founded and edited the magazines The Broadway one of the earliest sixpenny monthly magazines and Every Boy s Magazine 2 In 1865 Frederick Warne left Routledge Warne amp Routledge with rights to some of its titles and established Frederick Warne amp Co Younger son Edmund became a Routledge partner in July and the company then became George Routledge amp Sons 1 Politics edit In 1886 he stood as the Liberal Party candidate for Parliament for Kensington North but came second to the incumbent Sir Roper Lethbridge for the Conservative Party In 1887 he stood as the Liberal candidate for Parliament for Paddington North in a by election but came second to Sir John Aird 1st Baronet for the Conservatives From 1889 to 1895 he was a member of the London County Council for the Progressive Party 2 Selected publications edit nbsp Routledge s daughters Violet and Lily painted by Walter Crane Routledge s Dramatic Readings 196 pagesPersonal life editIn 1865 he married Martha Stephenson 2 On 25 August 1899 he died of a heart attack at Queen Ann s Mansion London leaving five sons and three daughters 2 He is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery London 3 References edit a b Routledge George DNB00 DNB Retrieved 10 November 2015 a b c d e f Routledge Edmund Northern Illinois University Libraries Retrieved 10 November 2015 Paths of Glory Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery 1997 p 86 External links editEdmund Routledge at Library of Congress with 9 library catalogue records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edmund Routledge amp oldid 1176378469, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
