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William Maxwell Aitken Beaverbrook
History of Great Britain
1879
Birth
Ontario
Birth
of
William
Maxwell
Aitken
1910
Election
Ashton
Elected
Member
of
Parliament
for Ashton-under-Lyne
1916
Chancellor
Appointed
Chancellor
of the
Duchy
of
Lancaster
1916
Publication
Publication
of, "
Canada
in
Flanders
"
1916
Purchase Express
London
Buys control of the
Daily
Express
1917
Peerage
Created Baron
Aitken
1918
Chancellor
Appointed
Chancellor
of the
Duchy
of
Lancaster
1918
Minister of Information
10th Feb
Appointed
Minister
of Information
10th Feb
Appointed
Minister
of Information, the 1st person to hold this position
1918
Resignation
Oct
Resigns after a dispute over jurisdiction with the
Foreign
Office
21st Oct
Resigns as
Minister
of Information due to ill health
1923
Purchase Evening Standard
London
Buys control of the Evening
Standard
1925
Publication
Publication
of, " Politicians the
Press
"
Publication
of, "Politicians & the
Press
"
1928
Publication
Publication
of, "Politicians & the War"
1940
Cabinet
11th May
Appointed
Member
of the
Coalition
War
Cabinet
1940
Minister of Aircraft
Appointed
Minister
of Aircraft
Production
11th May
Appointed
Minister
of Aircraft
11th May London
Leads the newly formed
Ministry
1941
Minister of State
Appointed
Minister
of
State
1941
Minister of Supply
Appointed
Minister
of Aircraft
Production
Appointed
Minister
of Supply
1942
Minister of Production
Appointed
Minister
of
Production
1943
Lord Privy Seal
Appointed Lord
Privy
Seal
1954
Publication
Publication
of, "Don't Trust to Luck"
1956
Publication
Publication
of, "Men & Power"
1964
Death
Death
of
William
Maxwell
Aitken
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