What happened to Lord Beaverbrook?
He died at Cherkley in June, 1964, and his ashes were returned to Newcastle, New Brunswick, the land of his birth. Beaverbrook’s Canadian background gave him a dimension that most of his British colleagues lacked. He was something of an outsider in England, but an influential outsider. William Maxwell Aitken, best known as Lord Beaverbrook, was born in Maple, Ontario, Canada, where his father was a Presbyterian minister.In the years following the Second World War, Beaverbrook visited his home province of New Brunswick more often. His generosity to Canada is evident in New Brunswick where he was a leading benefactor to the University of New Brunswick and the founder and the sponsor of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery.The origins of Beaverbrook The late Victorian mansion, set among acres of prime Surrey parkland, is built for businessman Abraham Dixon. Some 13 years later, in 1879, the man who would later be known as Lord Beaverbrook, Max Aitken, was born in Ontario, Canada.
What newspapers did Lord Beaverbrook own?
For several years he had financial links with the Daily Express which he finally controlled by the end of 1916 and for the next decade he set about creating the empire which was to become Beaverbrook Newspapers, progressively adding the Sunday Express (1918), the Evening Standard (1923) and the Scottish Daily . He registered for military service in 1916. In 1928, his occupation is listed as proprietor of the scottish daily express. He died on 9 June 1964, in Mickleham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 85, and was buried in Newcastle, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada.
Who owns Beaverbrooks?
Third generation of our family-owned business, Mark Adlestone joined the company in 1979 and since then has worked his way up from Joint Managing Director and sole Managing Director, to becoming our beloved Chairman in 2012. Established in 1919, with the opening of its first shop in Belfast, it is still a family-owned business, with direct descendants of the founders (the third and fourth generations of the Adlestone family) the present day custodians.Our story began in 1919 when the three Adlestone brothers, Isaac, Harry and Maurice, moved to Belfast to pursue their dream of selling fine jewellery and gifts. Fast forward to today, we now have 85 stores nationwide and over 1,200 colleagues. And, Isaac’s grandson, Mark Adlestone, is our beloved Chairman.We started in 1919 as a family business and we’re still owned by that same family. Only now, we have 1000+ people across our 85 UK-wide stores and Head Office in Lytham St. Annes. Each passionately helping create unforgettable customer memories.