William Aitken (politician)

Sir William Aitken
Member of Parliament
for Bury St Edmunds
In office
23 February 1950 – 19 January 1964
Preceded byGeoffrey Clifton-Brown
Succeeded byEldon Griffiths
Personal details
Born(1903-06-10)10 June 1903
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died19 January 1964(1964-01-19) (aged 60)
London, England
NationalityCanadian/British
Political partyConservative
Spouse
(m. 1938)
Children
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
ProfessionJournalist, politician

Sir William Traven Aitken, KBE (10 June 1903 – 19 January 1964) was a Canadian-British journalist and politician who was an MP in the UK parliament for 14 years. He was a nephew of Lord Beaverbrook.