Birth of William Maxwell Aitken
Birth of William Maxwell Aitken
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
William Maxwell Aitken Biography and Timeline
Follow William Maxwell Aitken through 25 dated historical records for Great Britain.
William Maxwell Aitken, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1879–1964Years on this page
1879
1910
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne
1916
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Role range: 1916-1922 – 1916-1918
Purchase of Express
Buys control of the Daily Express
Canada in Flanders
Publication of "Canada in Flanders"
Role range: 1939-1945
1917
Peerage
Created Baron Aitken
1918
Minister of Information
Appointed Minister of Information
Role range: 1916-1922 – 1918-1918
Minister of Information
Appointed Minister of Information, the 1st person to hold this position
Role range: 1916-1922 – 1918-1918
Resignation of William Maxwell Aitken
Resigns as Minister of Information due to ill health
Role range: 1916-1922 – 1918-1918
Resignation of William Maxwell Aitken
Resigns after a dispute over jurisdiction with the Foreign Office
Role range: 1916-1922 – 1918-1918
1923
Purchase of Evening Standard
Buys control of the Evening Standard
1925
Politicians and the Press
Publication of "Politicians & the Press". Publication of " Politicians the Press"
Politicians the Press
Publication of "Politicians & the Press". Publication of " Politicians the Press"
1928
Politicians and the War
Publication of "Politicians & the War"
1940
Cabinet
Appointed Member of Coalition War Cabinet
Role range: 1940-1945 – 1940-1941
Minister of Aircraft
Appointed Minister of Aircraft
Role range: 1940-1945 – 1940-1941
Minister of Aircraft Production
Appointed Minister of Aircraft Production
Role range: 1940-1945 – 1940-1941
1941
Minister of State
Appointed Minister of State
Role range: 1940-1945 – 1941-1942
Minister of Supply
Appointed Minister of Supply
Role range: 1940-1945 – 1941-1942
1942
Minister of Production
Appointed Minister of Production
Role range: 1940-1945 – 1942-1942
1943
Lord Privy Seal
Appointed Lord Privy Seal
Role range: 1940-1945 – 1943-1945
Lord Privy Seal
Appointed Lord Privy Seal
Role range: 1940-1945 – 1943-1945
1954
Dont Trust to Luck
Publication of "Dont Trust to Luck"
1956
Men and Power
Publication of "Men & Power"
1964
Death of William Maxwell Aitken
Death of William Maxwell Aitken
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.