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William Maxwell Aitken Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Maxwell Aitken, based on 25 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

25 records1879–196422 events3 places

Chronological biography

1879

Birth of William Maxwell Aitken1879

Media / Media · Baron · Ontario

Birth of William Maxwell Aitken

1910

Member of Parliament1910

Government / Conservative Party Government · Baron · Member of Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne · Ashton

Elected Member of Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne

1916

Canada in Flanders1916

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Baron

Publication of "Canada in Flanders"

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster1916

Government / Coalition Government · Earl · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Purchase of Express1916

Media / Media · Baron · London

Buys control of the Daily Express

1917

Peerage1917

Media / Media · Baron

Created Baron Aitken

1918

Minister of Information10 February 1918

Government / Coalition Government · Baron · Minister of Information

Appointed Minister of Information

Minister of Information10 February 1918

Government / Coalition Government · Earl · Minister of Information

Appointed Minister of Information, the 1st person to hold this position

Resignation of William Maxwell AitkenOctober 1918

Government / Coalition Government · Baron · Minister of Information

Resigns after a dispute over jurisdiction with the Foreign Office

Resignation of William Maxwell Aitken21 October 1918

Government / Coalition Government · Earl · Minister of Information

Resigns as Minister of Information due to ill health

1923

Purchase of Evening Standard1923

Media / Media · Baron · London

Buys control of the Evening Standard

1925

Politicians and the Press1925

Media / Media · Baron

Publication of "Politicians & the Press". Publication of " Politicians the Press"

Politicians the Press1925

Media / Media · Baron

Publication of "Politicians & the Press". Publication of " Politicians the Press"

1928

Politicians and the War1928

Media / Media · Baron

Publication of "Politicians & the War"

1940

Minister of Aircraft Production1940

Government / Naional Coalition · Baron · Minister of Aircraft Production

Appointed Minister of Aircraft Production

Cabinet11 May 1940

Government / Coalition Government · Earl · Member of Cabinet

Appointed Member of Coalition War Cabinet

Minister of Aircraft11 May 1940

Government / Coalition Government · Earl · Minister of Aircraft

Appointed Minister of Aircraft

1941

Minister of State1941

Government / Coalition Government · Earl · Minister of State

Appointed Minister of State

Minister of Supply1941

Government / Coalition Government · Earl · Minister of Supply

Appointed Minister of Supply

1942

Minister of Production1942

Government / Coalition Government · Earl · Minister of Production

Appointed Minister of Production

1943

Lord Privy Seal1943

Government / Coalition Government · Earl · Lord Privy Seal

Appointed Lord Privy Seal

Lord Privy Seal1943

Government / Naional Coalition · Baron · Lord Privy Seal

Appointed Lord Privy Seal

1954

Dont Trust to Luck1954

Media / Media · Baron

Publication of "Dont Trust to Luck"

1956

Men and Power1956

Media / Media · Baron

Publication of "Men & Power"

1964

Death of William Maxwell Aitken1964

Media / Media · Baron

Death of William Maxwell Aitken

Titles and roles

Baron · Baron · Lord Privy Seal · Baron · Member of Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne · Baron · Minister of Aircraft Production · Baron · Minister of Information · Earl · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster · Earl · Lord Privy Seal · Earl · Member of Cabinet · Earl · Minister of Aircraft · Earl · Minister of Information · Earl · Minister of Production · Earl · Minister of State · Earl · Minister of Supply

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.