Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook NPG D2657

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie

Born in Canada, Aitken formed the Canada Cement Company in 1909. In Britain he became a Conservative MP in 1910. He helped Lloyd George supersede Asquith in 1916, and became Minister of Information in 1918. He purchased the Daily Express in 1916, launched the Sunday Express in 1918, and acquired the Evening Standard in 1923. Aitken supported Edward VIII over the abdication and Neville Chamberlain over Munich. As a member of Churchill's Cabinet he was Minister of Aircraft Production in... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.