Maple in Vaughan in York Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Lord Beaverbrook 1879-1964
Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 9, 2026
1. Lord Beaverbrook 1879-1964 Marker
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Lord Beaverbrook 1879-1964. . One of the Commonwealth's best-known publishers, politicians and philanthropists, William Maxwell Aitken was born in Maple. The son of the Reverend William Aitken, a Presbyterian minister, he was educated in Newcastle, New Brunswick, to which his family moved in 1880. After a highly successful career in Canada as a financier he entered the British House of Commons in 1910 as a strong advocate of Imperial Preference and was raised to the peerage in 1917 as Lord Beaverbrook. He later became the principal British publisher of mass-circulation newspapers. During the Second World War Lord Beaverbrook was a member of the British War Cabinet and is best remembered as the Minister of Aircraft Production who organized the production of the fighter aircraft which won the Battle of Britain.
One of the Commonwealth's best-known publishers, politicians and philanthropists, William Maxwell Aitken was born in Maple. The son of the Reverend William Aitken, a Presbyterian minister, he was educated in Newcastle, New Brunswick, to which his family moved in 1880. After a highly successful career in Canada as a financier he entered the British House of Commons in 1910 as a strong advocate of Imperial Preference and was raised to the peerage in 1917 as Lord Beaverbrook. He later became the principal British publisher of mass-circulation newspapers. During the Second World War Lord Beaverbrook was a member of the British War Cabinet and is best remembered as the Minister of Aircraft Production who organized the production of the fighter aircraft which won the Battle of Britain.
Location. 43° 51.277′ N, 79° 30.726′ W. Marker is in Vaughan, Ontario,
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in York Region. It is in Maple. It is at the intersection of Keele Street and Major MacKenzie Drive, on the right when traveling north on Keele Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9995 York Regional Rd 6, Vaughan ON L6A 3Y5, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto, specifically on the Golden Horseshoe, in the York, Durham and Headwaters Area, and in the Toronto Metropolitan Area. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Ruperts Land.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 11, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
