William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron 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
Lord Beaverbrook c. 1918
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Lord Beaverbrook
Lord Beaverbrook during the Second World War
Sir Max Aitken, 2nd Baronet
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Sir John William Maxwell Aitken, 2nd Baronet,, briefly 2nd Baron Beaverbrook in 1964, was a Canadian-British fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War, a Conservative politician, and press
Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
…of Admiral Sir Charles Carter Drury) and Mary Louise Drury (née Henderson). They had three children before her death on 1 December 1927. Their son Max Aitken Jr. became a fighter pilot with 601 Squadron, rising to Wing Commander. He logged 16 victories in World War II and was awarded both a DSO and DFC. Their…
Aitken in 1936
Portrait of Aitken, drawn by the war artist Cuthbert Orde in 1940