George W. Coleman

George W. Coleman (June 16, 1867 – July 31, 1950) was an American publisher.

Early life and education George William Coleman was born, Boston, June 16, 1867. His parents were George and Mary (Carville) Coleman.

Career Coleman served as assistant editor of the Journal of Education, 1885–89. While a correspondent for various journal, he was shipwrecked on a voyage to Buenos Aires. Coleman served as business manager of the New England Magazine, 1890–02. He was the publisher of the house organ of the Walker-Stetson-Sawyer Company, a wholesale dry goods company of Boston. He served as advertising manager of The Gold Rule (later, The Christian Endeavor World), 1893–1905, and as publisher of The Christian Endeavor World from 1905.

Coleman was a member of the Boston City Council, 1914-17 (president, 1915). He served as president, Pilgrim Publicity Association, 1909–11; president, Association of Advertising Clubs of America, 1911–13; president, Northern Baptist Convention, 1917–18; and president, Babson Institute, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, 1921-.

Personal life On June 30, 1891, he married, in Boston, Alice Blanchard Merriam.

Selected works Searchlights, 1909 The People's Prayers, 1914 Democracy in the Making, 1915