Lord Beaverbrook

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Lord Beaverbrook was a powerful British newspaper magnate and politician who played a crucial role in wartime production and propaganda during the Second World War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
government minister of the United Kingdom
human
media proprietor
member of the House of Lords
newspaper publisher
peer of the United Kingdom
birthName William Maxwell Aitken
closeAllyOf Winston Churchill
countryOfCitizenship Canada
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1879-05-25
dateOfDeath 1964-06-09
educatedAt Dalhousie University (did not graduate)
University of New Brunswick
employer Daily Express
Evening Standard
Daily Express
surface form: Sunday Express
familyName Aitken
founded Beaverbrook Newspapers
genre political writing
givenName Maxwell
William
hasChild Lord Beaverbrook self-linksurface differs
surface form: Max Aitken, 2nd Baron Beaverbrook
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
nobleTitle Lord Beaverbrook self-linksurface differs
surface form: Baron Beaverbrook
notableFor influence on British press and politics
ownership of the Daily Express
role in British wartime production during World War II
wartime propaganda activities during World War II
notableWork Politicians and the War
The Decline and Fall of Lloyd George
occupation businessman
newspaper publisher
politician
writer
participantIn British war production effort
World War II
placeOfBirth Maple, Ontario, Canada
placeOfDeath Leatherhead, Surrey, England
positionHeld Lord Privy Seal
surface form: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Lord Privy Seal
Ministry of Aircraft Production
surface form: Minister of Aircraft Production

Minister of Supply
member of the War Cabinet of the United Kingdom
religion Presbyterianism
residence Cherkley Court, Surrey, England

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William Maxwell Aitken alsoKnownAs Lord Beaverbrook
subject surface form: Cherkley Court
this entity surface form: Lord Beaverbrook Foundation
Politicians and the War author Lord Beaverbrook
Politicians and the War author Lord Beaverbrook
this entity surface form: Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
this entity surface form: Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
Beaverbrook Newspapers controlledBy Lord Beaverbrook
subject surface form: Cherkley Court
Beaverbrook Newspapers foundedBy Lord Beaverbrook
this entity surface form: Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
Lord Beaverbrook hasChild Lord Beaverbrook self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Max Aitken, 2nd Baron Beaverbrook
Aitken hasNotableBearer Lord Beaverbrook
this entity surface form: Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
Maxwell isGivenNameOf Lord Beaverbrook
this entity surface form: Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
Maxwell isGivenNameOf Lord Beaverbrook
this entity surface form: Maxwell Aitken, 2nd Baron Beaverbrook
Maxwell isGivenNameOf Lord Beaverbrook
this entity surface form: Maxwell Aitken, 3rd Baron Beaverbrook
Churchill government keyPerson Lord Beaverbrook
Lord Beaverbrook nobleTitle Lord Beaverbrook self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Baron Beaverbrook
Aitken nobleTitle Lord Beaverbrook
subject surface form: Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
this entity surface form: Baron Beaverbrook
William Maxwell Aitken nobleTitle Lord Beaverbrook
this entity surface form: Baron Beaverbrook
Evening Standard notableEditor Lord Beaverbrook
this entity surface form: Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
subject surface form: Cherkley Court
Beaverbrook Newspapers ownedBy Lord Beaverbrook
Beaverbrook Newspapers ownedBy Lord Beaverbrook
this entity surface form: Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
William Maxwell Aitken title Lord Beaverbrook
this entity surface form: 1st Baron Beaverbrook