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Roy Herbert Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, GBE (5 June 1894 – 4 August 1976) was a Canadian-born British newspaper proprietor who became one of the moguls of Fleet Street in London.
Nov 30, 2008 · Roy Herbert Thomson, Baron Thomson of Fleet, newspaper tycoon (b at Toronto 5 Jun 1894; d at London, Eng 4 Aug 1976). The son of a Toronto barber, Thomson showed little potential to become wealthy and notable until middle age, when he emerged as the owner of small radio stations and newspapers in northern Ontario.
Jun 1, 2024 · Roy Herbert Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson (born June 5, 1894, Toronto, Ont., Can.—died Aug. 4, 1976, London, Eng.) was a Canadian-born British publisher, owner of The Times of London and other newspapers and communications media.
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Jun 2, 2017 · Roy Herbert Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, was a Canadian-born newspaper tycoon who owned hundreds of newspapers worldwide. He was created a peer in 1963. Born in Toronto, Ontario, in 1894, he was the son of a barber, Herbert Thomson, and English-born Alice Coombs. He married Edna Irvine in 1916. Sources . ↑ Canadian Encyclopedia
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- June 5, 1894
- Edna Alice (Irvine) Thomson
- August 4, 1976
Baron Thomson of Fleet, of Northbridge in the City of Edinburgh, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1964 for Roy Thomson, a Canadian-born newspaper magnate. He was succeeded in 1976 by his son, the second baron.
The first Lord Thomson of Fleet arrived at his Mississauga, Ont., home in January 1964 triumphant but unsated. Days earlier, Queen Elizabeth II had announced his hereditary peerage. Now, surrounded by his adoring family, Roy Thomson held court for the press in his living room.
Apr 1, 2016 · Like Beaverbrook before him and Conrad Black and Rupert Murdoch after him, Roy Thomson was a wild colonial boy who cut a swathe through traditional owned British newspapers.
