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Sir Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
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Also Known As Sir Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baronet • Sir William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook of Beaverbrook and of Cherkley, 1st Baronet
Born May 25, 1879 • Canada
Died June 9, 1964 (aged 85) • England

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