Bea·ver·brook (bēvər-brk′), First Baron. Originally William Maxwell Aitken. 1879-1964.
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Tweet Canadian-born British publisher, financier, and politician. He founded his press empire on the Daily Express (1916) and the Evening Standard (1923), held many cabinet positions during the 1940s, and was a confidant of Winston Churchill. |
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