Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet

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Canadian emigrant to the United Kingdom businessperson human media magnate peer press baron

Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet was a Canadian-born British media magnate who built a vast newspaper and broadcasting empire and became one of the most influential press barons of the 20th century.

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instanceOf Canadian emigrant to the United Kingdom ⓘ
businessperson ⓘ
human ⓘ
media magnate ⓘ
peer ⓘ
press baron ⓘ
birthDate 1894-06-05 ⓘ
birthPlace Canada ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ
Toronto ⓘ
businessInterest broadcasting companies in the United Kingdom ⓘ
newspapers in Canada ⓘ
newspapers in the United Kingdom ⓘ
child Kenneth Thomson ⓘ
surface form: Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet
countryOfCitizenship Canada ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 1976-08-04 ⓘ
deathPlace England ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

United Kingdom ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Canadian of Scottish descent ⓘ
fieldOfWork broadcasting ⓘ
newspapers ⓘ
founded Thomson Corporation ⓘ
surface form: Thomson Organization
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable ⓘ
industry broadcasting industry ⓘ
mass media ⓘ
newspaper industry ⓘ
language English ⓘ
memberOf House of Lords ⓘ
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nobleTitle Baron Thomson of Fleet ⓘ
notableAchievement created one of the world’s largest newspaper groups ⓘ
notableFor being one of the most influential press barons of the 20th century ⓘ
building a large newspaper empire ⓘ
building a major broadcasting empire ⓘ
notableQuote A newspaper is like a public utility; it should be owned by the public and operated in the public interest. ⓘ
I buy newspapers to make money, not to lose it. ⓘ
notableWork Thomson Corporation ⓘ
surface form: Thomson Organization

Thomson Corporation ⓘ
surface form: Thomson media empire
occupation broadcasting executive ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ
newspaper publisher ⓘ
residence London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

Toronto ⓘ
spouse Edna Thomson ⓘ
title Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet

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