Lord Beaverbrook

LORD BEAVERBROOK, 1st Baron Beaverbrook PC, ONB (25 May 1879 - 9 June 1964), who was known as "Max" to his close friends and family, was a Canadian-British newspaper publisher and politician who worked behind the scenes. He was a major figure in British politics and the media in the first half of the 20th century. The Daily Express, the most widely read newspaper in the world, gave him a lot of power. Its deeply patriotic news and opinions were popular with the conservative working class. As...See more

LORD BEAVERBROOK, 1st Baron Beaverbrook PC, ONB (25 May 1879 - 9 June 1964), who was known as "Max" to his close friends and family, was a Canadian-British newspaper publisher and politician who worked behind the scenes. He was a major figure in British politics and the media in the first half of the 20th century. The Daily Express, the most widely read newspaper in the world, gave him a lot of power. Its deeply patriotic news and opinions were popular with the conservative working class. As Winston Churchill's Minister of Aircraft Production, he was very important in getting factories to work together during the Second World War. Max Aitken was good at making money when he was young. By the time he was 30, he was a millionaire. His business goals quickly outgrew the chances in Canada, so he moved to Britain. There, he met Bonar Law and became friends with him. With Bonar Law's help, he won a place in the House of Commons in the UK general election in December 1910. Soon after, he was made a knight. During the First World War, he was in charge of the Canadian Records office in London. In 1916, he helped get rid of H. H. Asquith as prime minister. See less