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Aitken, William Maxwell, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
- Date of birth:
- May 25th, 1879 (Maple/Ontario, Canada)
- Date of death:
- June 9th, 1964 (Surrey, United Kingdom)
- Nationality:
- British (1801-present, Kingdom)
Biography
Political career during the Second World War:
14 May 1940 – 1 May 1941: Minister of Aircraft Production
29 June 1941 – 4 February 1942: Minister of Supply
4 February 1942 – 19 February 1942: Minister of War Production
24 September 1943 – 27 July 1945: Lord Privy Seal
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Knight Bachelor
- Awarded on:
- June 20th, 1911
George V conferred the honour of Knighthood at St. James's Palace on the 6th of July 1911.
Orden Suvorova 1
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Ministry of Aircraft Production, British Government
- Awarded on:
- October 4th, 1944
Sources
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