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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]
Jan 20, 2014 · 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.
His Peerage was bestowed on him in 1963 – “Baron Thomson of Fleet”. Roy Thomson died in London in August 1976. Source: “Roy Thomson of Fleet Street” by Russell Brandon Collins – 1965
The son of a Toronto barber, Roy Herbert Thomson started his first radio station, CFCH North Bay, in March of 1931. CKGB went on the air in 1932, followed by CJKL Kirkland Lake in 1933, the same year he started his first newspaper, The Press .
Jul 31, 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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Apr 1, 2016 · Roy Thomson's autobiography is called "After I was 60". That's what the plaque means by calling him a strange and adventurous man from nowhere. It is striking to see him so memorialised in St...
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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.
