George C. Jenks (1850 - 1929)

George Charles Jenks (13 April 1850 - 13 September 1929) was an English-born American dime novelist. Among others he wrote as part of the Nick Carter stable.He also wrote Diamond Dick stories as W. B. Lawson, and is credited as the creator of the character. Jenks was born in London and worked as an apprentice to a printer. He later emigrated to United States in 1872 and continued his trade, before becoming a reporter with the Pittsburgh Press in 1882. He began writing his first dime novels in 1886.