Max Aitken
Mr William Maxwell Aitken
Rush ID: 2989
Details
- Born:
- 25 May 1879
- Died:
- 9 June 1964
- Birth place:
- Canada
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- White
- Ethnic minority:
- No
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- true
- Formative occupation:
- Company director
- Election occupation:
- Company director
- Parentage:
- Rev William Aitken and Jean Noble
- Notes:
- Best known as Lord Beaverbrook, under which name he held various Cabinet offices.
- Knighthood/Dame:
- Awarded in 1911
- Highest Office:
- Backbencher
- Who's Who volume:
- 2
- Education level:
- Secondary
References
- Rush ID:
- 2989
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q332454
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
- Beamish Person ID:
- 656
- They work for you ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- AITKEN, Max (1879-1964)
- BEAVERBROOK, Lord (1879-1964) **
Alternative names
-
Lord Beaverbrook (A.K.A.)
name adopted as peer, 1917
Peerages
-
1st Baron Beaverbrook
New hereditary
1917
Constituencies
-
Ashton-under-Lyne
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1910² Date of election: 3 December 1910 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1917* Date of exit: 16 December 1916 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Resignation Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: None known Notes: None
Schools
Marriages
-
Drury, Gladys
Year: 1906
Parties
-
Conservative Party Member