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William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook PC, ONB (25 May 1879 – 9 June 1964), generally known as Lord Beaverbrook ("Max" to his close circle), was a Canadian-British newspaper publisher and backstage politician who was an influential figure in British media and politics of the first half of the 20th century.
May 28, 2008 · William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, financier, politician, author, publisher (b at Maple, Ont 25 May 1879; d at Cherkley, Mickleham, Eng 9 June 1964). The son of a Presbyterian minister, Beaverbrook later claimed that his religion lay at the root of his worldly success.
Aug 3, 2024 · Sir Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook was a financier in Canada, politician and newspaper proprietor in Great Britain, one of three persons (the others were Winston Churchill and John Simon) to sit in the British cabinet during both World Wars.
This article offers a brief survey of the Canadian-born newspaper baron, Max Aitken, later known as Lord Beaverbrook, and his role in World War I. In 1916, Aitken created the Canadian War Records Office to promote the achievements of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, generally known as Lord Beaverbrook, was a Canadian-British newspaper publisher and backstage politician who was an influential figure in British media and politics of the first half of the 20th century.
John William Maxwell Aitken was born in Canada in 1910, eldest son of Lord Beaverbrook, the owner of the Daily Express newspaper group. Sir Max was educated at Pembrooke College, Cambridge, where he joined the Auxiliary Air Force.
Sir William Maxwell Aitken (1st Baron Lord Beaverbrook). Born 1879 in Maple, Ontario; died 1964 in Surrey. Son of William Aitken, a Scottish Presbyterian minister, and Jane Aitken. The Aitken family moved from Ontario to Newcastle, New Brunswick, in 1880.
Feb 15, 2016 · He was knighted in 1911 and was granted peerage in 1916, becoming 1st Baron Beaverbrook. He later wielded considerable power on the international stage as the owner of a British newspaper empire and as an outspoken press baron. Beaverbrook was prominent in both world wars.
William Maxwell (Max) Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, better known as Lord Beaverbrook, was a British politician and newspaper publisher. In the first months of the war, he was Minister of Aircraft Production.
Lord Beaverbrook, who started life in Maple, Ontario as Max Aitken, is interviewed by CBC Close-up host Douglas Leiterman at the newly-opened Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton...
