Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet
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Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet
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Roy Herbert Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, was a Canadian-born British newspaper proprietor who became one of the moguls of Fleet Street in London. 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 radio station. He then moved into newspapers, becoming as wealthy and important in Canada as the press barons in the United Kingdom. He aspired to a peerage but was denied it unless he moved reside
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Canadian newspaper proprietor and media entrepreneur
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Thomson,_1st_Baron_Thomson_of_Fleet
date created:
2004-03-22T18:11:25Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T09:46:11Z
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