Maxwell Aitken (lord Beaverbrook) During The Second World War HU88386
Maxwell or Max Aitken may refer to: * Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (William Maxwell Aitken, 1879–1964) * Sir Max Aitken, 2nd Baronet (John William Maxwell Aitken, 1910–1985), briefly 2nd Baron Beaverbrook * Maxwell Aitken, 3rd Baron Beaverbrook (Maxwell William Humphrey Aitken, born 1951) ** his son Maxwell Francis Aitken (born 1977), and his son Maxwell Alfonso Aitken (2014) See also *Baron Beaverbrook Baron Beaverbrook, of Beaverbrook in the Province of New Brunswick in the Dominion of Canada and of Cherkley in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1917 for the prominent media owner and polit ...

Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (25 May 1879 – 9 June 1964), 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. His base of power was the largest circulation newspaper in the world, the ''Daily Express'', which appealed to the conservative working class with intensely patriotic news and editorials. During the Second World War, he played a major role in mobilising industrial resources as Winston Churchill's Minister of Aircraft Production. The young Max Aitken had a gift for making money and was a millionaire by 30. His business ambitions quickly exceeded opportunities in Canada and he moved to Britain. There he befriended Bonar Law and with his support won a seat in the House of Commons at the December 1910 United Kingdom general election. A knighthood followed shortly after. During the First World War he ran th ...
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Sir Max Aitken, 2nd Baronet
Sir John William Maxwell Aitken, 2nd Baronet, (15 February 1910 – 30 April 1985), briefly 2nd Baron Beaverbrook in 1964, was a Canadian-British fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War, a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician, and press baron. He was the son of Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, The 1st Baron Beaverbrook. Early life Aitken was born on 15 February 1910 in Montreal, the son of Gladys Henderson (Drury) and Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Max Aitken (later Lord Beaverbrook). He was the brother of Janet Gladys Aitken. He was educated at Sandroyd School then Downsend School, Westminster School and Pembroke College, Cambridge.Stenton and Lees ''Who's Who of British Members of Parliament'' vol. iv p. 2 A talented sportsman, he was a university blue at football and a scratch golfer. A keen flyer, he spent some time in the thirties flying throughout Europe and the USA. He joined the Royal Auxiliary Air Force in 1935,Bruce Barrymore Halpenny ''F ...
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Maxwell Aitken, 3rd Baron Beaverbrook
Maxwell William Humphrey Aitken, 3rd Baron Beaverbrook (born 29 December 1951), is a British peer and politician. Family Maxwell Aitken is the grandson of The 1st Baron Beaverbrook and the only son of Sir Max Aitken, by his third marriage to Violet de Trafford. He was educated at Charterhouse and Pembroke College, Cambridge, and the Royal College of Defence Studies. He married Susan Angela More O'Ferrall, a member of an aristocratic Irish family and granddaughter of Sir Henry Mather-Jackson, 6th Bt., on 19 July 1974. They have four children: *Maxwell Francis Aitken (born 17 March 1977) married Inés Nieto Gómez-Valencia on 9 November 2007. They have two children. **Giuletta Ines Susanna Aitken (born 1 December 2011) **Maxwell Alfonso Aitken (born 16 December 2014) *Alexander Rory Aitken (born 1978) married Alexandra Meredyth Anne Proby on 10 February 2007. They have three daughters. *Charlotte Susanna Aitken (born 1982) married Charles Innes-Ker, Marquess of Bowmont and Ce ...
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Maxwell Francis Aitken
Maxwell William Humphrey Aitken, 3rd Baron Beaverbrook (born 29 December 1951), is a British peer and politician. Family Maxwell Aitken is the grandson of The 1st Baron Beaverbrook and the only son of Sir Max Aitken, by his third marriage to Violet de Trafford. He was educated at Charterhouse and Pembroke College, Cambridge, and the Royal College of Defence Studies. He married Susan Angela More O'Ferrall, a member of an aristocratic Irish family and granddaughter of Sir Henry Mather-Jackson, 6th Bt., on 19 July 1974. They have four children: *Maxwell Francis Aitken (born 17 March 1977) married Inés Nieto Gómez-Valencia on 9 November 2007. They have two children. **Giuletta Ines Susanna Aitken (born 1 December 2011) **Maxwell Alfonso Aitken (born 16 December 2014) *Alexander Rory Aitken (born 1978) married Alexandra Meredyth Anne Proby on 10 February 2007. They have three daughters. *Charlotte Susanna Aitken (born 1982) married Charles Innes-Ker, Marquess of Bowmont and Ce ...
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