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- Established radio station CFCH (1931), acquired Timmins Daily Press (1934), successful newspaper and other media entrepreneur. 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.
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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. [2] He first came to prominence when he was selling radios in Ontario, and to give his customers more programmes to listen to, decided to launch his own ...
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.
Apr 11, 2024 · Last Updated: Apr 11, 2024 • Article History. Born: June 5, 1894, Toronto, Ont., Can. Died: Aug. 4, 1976, London, Eng. (aged 82) 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 ...
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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. [1] He was succeeded in 1976 by his son, the second baron. As of 2020, the title is held by the first Baron's grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his ...
Jun 2, 2017 · Roy Herbert Thomson aka 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet. Born 5 Jun 1894 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ancestors. Son of Herbert Thomson and Alice Maude (Coombs) Thomson. Brother of Carl Norman Thomson. Husband of Edna Alice (Irvine) Thomson — married 29 Jul 1916 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Descendants.
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- June 5, 1894
- Edna Alice (Irvine) Thomson
- August 4, 1976
Apr 1, 2016 · By Peter Day. Global business correspondent. Down in the crypt underneath the vast bulk of St Paul's Cathedral, down there where London started, there is a handsome memorial stone with a haunting...
Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet. (1894-1976), Newspaper magnate. Sitter in 9 portraits. Born in Toronto, Thomson established his career in Canada, setting up his own radio transmitter at North Bay in 1931, founding what later became the NBC network, before moving to the UK aged sixty.
