Beaverbrook,First Baron

Beaverbrook,First Baron
Bea·ver·brook (bēʹvər-bro͝ok'), First Baron Originally William Maxwell Aitken. 1879-1964.
Canadian-born British publisher, financier, and politician. He founded his press empire on the Daily Express (1916) and the Evening Standard (1923), held many cabinet positions during the 1940s, and was a confidant of Winston Churchill.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Baron Beaverbrook — Baron Beaverbrook, of Beaverbrook in the Province of New Brunswick in 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 politician Max Aitken …   Wikipedia

  • Baron Brownlow — Baron Brownlow, of Belton in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1776 for Sir Brownlow Cust, 4th Baronet, of Stamford. The second Baron was made Earl Brownlow and Viscount Alford on 17 November… …   Wikipedia

  • Baron Denman — Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman Baron Denman, of Dovedale in the County of Derby, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1834 for the prominent lawyer, judge and Whig politician Thomas Denman. He served as Lord Chief… …   Wikipedia

  • baron — /bar euhn/, n. 1. a member of the lowest grade of nobility. 2. (in Britain) a. a feudal vassal holding his lands under a direct grant from the king. b. a direct descendant of such a vassal or his equal in the nobility. c. a member of the House of …   Universalium

  • Baron — /bann rddawonn /, n. Michel /mee shel /, (Michel Boyron), 1653 1729, French actor. * * * I Title of nobility, ranking in modern times immediately below a viscount or a count (in countries without viscounts). The wife of a baron is a baroness.… …   Universalium

  • Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook — Lord Beaverbrook redirects here. For the peerage, see Baron Beaverbrook. The Right Honourable W.M. Max Aitken 1st Baron Beaverbrook C. 1918 …   Wikipedia

  • Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook — William Maxwell Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook Bt., PC (May 25, 1879 ndash; June 9, 1964) was a Canadian British business tycoon, politician, and writer. [Aitken, William Maxwell, 1st Baron Beaverbrook… …   Wikipedia

  • Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield — Infobox Person name = Baron Ashfield caption = Baron Ashfield and his daughter Marion at the reopening of the City and South London Railway, 1 December 1924 birth date = 8 August 1874 birth place = New Normanton, Derbyshire death date = 4… …   Wikipedia

  • John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir — Infobox Governor General honorific prefix = The Right Honourable name = John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir honorific suffix = GCMG GCVO CH PC LLD (Harv, hc ) LLD (Yale, hc ) DD (UoT, hc ) BA ( Oxon ) order = 15th office = Governor General of… …   Wikipedia

  • Paul Channon, Baron Kelvedon — Infobox Politician honorific prefix = The Right Honourable name = Paul Channon honorific suffix = Baron Kelvedon of Ongar, PC birth date = 9 October 1935 birth place = London, UK death date =death date and age|2007|01|27|1935|10|09|df=y death… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”