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- Birth nameJohn William Maxwell Aitken
- Nickname
- Max
- Max Aitken was born on February 15, 1910 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was married to Violet De Trafford, Ursula Kenyon-Slaney and Cynthia Monteith. He died on May 1, 1985 in New Brunswick, Canada.
- SpousesViolet De Trafford(1951 - May 1, 1985) (his death, 2 children)Ursula Kenyon-Slaney(1946 - 1950) (divorced, 2 children)Cynthia Monteith(1939 - 1944) (divorced)
- Sir John William Maxwell Aitken was the son of Lord Beaverbrook, the Anglo-Canadian newspaper publisher and member of Winston Churchill's wartime cabinet.
He was a Group Captain in the Royal Air Force at the conclusion of the Second World War, became a recipient of the Distinguished Service Order and the Distinguished Flying Cross and was a triple fighter ace with 16 1/2 kills.
In 1946, he entered the family newspaper business, as a director of the Express Group, and would become Chairman of Beaverbrook Newspapers Ltd.
At the 1945 general election, Aitken was elected a Member of Parliament for Holborn with a majority of 925.
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