Joseph Magnus Aitken b. 26 February 1878, d. February 1950
Joseph Magnus Aitken was born on 26 February 1878. He was the son of Reverend William Cuthbert Aitken and Jane Noble. He married Katherine Margaret McAffee, daughter of John McAffee, in 1902. He died in February 1950.
Joseph Magnus Aitken also went by the nick-name of Mauns. He was Manager of the Royal Bank of Canada at Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He fought in the First World War. He gained the rank of Captain and Paymaster in the service of the 208th Canadian Expeditionary Force.
Children of Joseph Magnus Aitken and Katherine Margaret McAffee
1. Sir William Traven Aitken b. 10 Jun 1903, d. 19 Jan 1964
2. John Mauns Aitken b. 24 May 1904, d. 3 Jan 1938
3. Margaret Annie Aitken b. 3 Jul 1906
4.Jane Katherine Aitken b. 9 Dec 1913, d. b 1963
∼Margaret Aitken-She was a Canadian author, columnist, journalist, and politician. Aitken was born in Newcastle, New Brunswick. She attended Branksome Hall in Toronto. She was the daughter of J. Mauns Aitken and her uncle was Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook. Her brother, William Aitken and his son Jonathan Aitken (her nephew) were members of the British House of Commons. She started with the Toronto Telegram in 1938 and was a foreign correspondent. She was noted for covering the birth of Israel as a nation and she became a strong supporter of the Jewish state. In 1953, she wrote a book Hey Ma! I Did It (Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company) about her political campaign in the same year. In the 1953 federal election, she was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of York—Humber as the Progressive Conservative candidate, winning by 67 votes. Along with Sybil Bennett, Ellen Fairclough and Ann Shipley, she was one of four women elected to the House of Commons that year, only the second election in Canadian history in which more than one woman was elected to Parliament. In 1957 she became the first woman to be appointed chair of a parliamentary committee, the Standing Committee on Standing Orders. The committee discusses rules of the House. She was re-elected in 1957 and 1958. She was defeated in 1962 by 662 votes. In 1962, Aitken was appointed as Canada's representative to the UN's Commission on Human Rights. She died at age 72 after a long illness.
Joseph Magnus Aitken was born on 26 February 1878. He was the son of Reverend William Cuthbert Aitken and Jane Noble. He married Katherine Margaret McAffee, daughter of John McAffee, in 1902. He died in February 1950.
Joseph Magnus Aitken also went by the nick-name of Mauns. He was Manager of the Royal Bank of Canada at Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He fought in the First World War. He gained the rank of Captain and Paymaster in the service of the 208th Canadian Expeditionary Force.
Children of Joseph Magnus Aitken and Katherine Margaret McAffee
1. Sir William Traven Aitken b. 10 Jun 1903, d. 19 Jan 1964
2. John Mauns Aitken b. 24 May 1904, d. 3 Jan 1938
3. Margaret Annie Aitken b. 3 Jul 1906
4.Jane Katherine Aitken b. 9 Dec 1913, d. b 1963
∼Margaret Aitken-She was a Canadian author, columnist, journalist, and politician. Aitken was born in Newcastle, New Brunswick. She attended Branksome Hall in Toronto. She was the daughter of J. Mauns Aitken and her uncle was Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook. Her brother, William Aitken and his son Jonathan Aitken (her nephew) were members of the British House of Commons. She started with the Toronto Telegram in 1938 and was a foreign correspondent. She was noted for covering the birth of Israel as a nation and she became a strong supporter of the Jewish state. In 1953, she wrote a book Hey Ma! I Did It (Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company) about her political campaign in the same year. In the 1953 federal election, she was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of York—Humber as the Progressive Conservative candidate, winning by 67 votes. Along with Sybil Bennett, Ellen Fairclough and Ann Shipley, she was one of four women elected to the House of Commons that year, only the second election in Canadian history in which more than one woman was elected to Parliament. In 1957 she became the first woman to be appointed chair of a parliamentary committee, the Standing Committee on Standing Orders. The committee discusses rules of the House. She was re-elected in 1957 and 1958. She was defeated in 1962 by 662 votes. In 1962, Aitken was appointed as Canada's representative to the UN's Commission on Human Rights. She died at age 72 after a long illness.
Joseph Magnus Aitken b. 26 February 1878, d. February 1950
Joseph Magnus Aitken was born on 26 February 1878. He was the son of Reverend William Cuthbert Aitken and Jane Noble. He married Katherine Margaret McAffee, daughter of John McAffee, in 1902. He died in February 1950.
Joseph Magnus Aitken also went by the nick-name of Mauns. He was Manager of the Royal Bank of Canada at Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He fought in the First World War. He gained the rank of Captain and Paymaster in the service of the 208th Canadian Expeditionary Force.
Children of Joseph Magnus Aitken and Katherine Margaret McAffee
1. Sir William Traven Aitken b. 10 Jun 1903, d. 19 Jan 1964
2. John Mauns Aitken b. 24 May 1904, d. 3 Jan 1938
3. Margaret Annie Aitken b. 3 Jul 1906
4.Jane Katherine Aitken b. 9 Dec 1913, d. b 1963
∼Margaret Aitken-She was a Canadian author, columnist, journalist, and politician. Aitken was born in Newcastle, New Brunswick. She attended Branksome Hall in Toronto. She was the daughter of J. Mauns Aitken and her uncle was Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook. Her brother, William Aitken and his son Jonathan Aitken (her nephew) were members of the British House of Commons. She started with the Toronto Telegram in 1938 and was a foreign correspondent. She was noted for covering the birth of Israel as a nation and she became a strong supporter of the Jewish state. In 1953, she wrote a book Hey Ma! I Did It (Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company) about her political campaign in the same year. In the 1953 federal election, she was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of York—Humber as the Progressive Conservative candidate, winning by 67 votes. Along with Sybil Bennett, Ellen Fairclough and Ann Shipley, she was one of four women elected to the House of Commons that year, only the second election in Canadian history in which more than one woman was elected to Parliament. In 1957 she became the first woman to be appointed chair of a parliamentary committee, the Standing Committee on Standing Orders. The committee discusses rules of the House. She was re-elected in 1957 and 1958. She was defeated in 1962 by 662 votes. In 1962, Aitken was appointed as Canada's representative to the UN's Commission on Human Rights. She died at age 72 after a long illness.
Joseph Magnus Aitken was born on 26 February 1878. He was the son of Reverend William Cuthbert Aitken and Jane Noble. He married Katherine Margaret McAffee, daughter of John McAffee, in 1902. He died in February 1950.
Joseph Magnus Aitken also went by the nick-name of Mauns. He was Manager of the Royal Bank of Canada at Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He fought in the First World War. He gained the rank of Captain and Paymaster in the service of the 208th Canadian Expeditionary Force.
Children of Joseph Magnus Aitken and Katherine Margaret McAffee
1. Sir William Traven Aitken b. 10 Jun 1903, d. 19 Jan 1964
2. John Mauns Aitken b. 24 May 1904, d. 3 Jan 1938
3. Margaret Annie Aitken b. 3 Jul 1906
4.Jane Katherine Aitken b. 9 Dec 1913, d. b 1963
∼Margaret Aitken-She was a Canadian author, columnist, journalist, and politician. Aitken was born in Newcastle, New Brunswick. She attended Branksome Hall in Toronto. She was the daughter of J. Mauns Aitken and her uncle was Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook. Her brother, William Aitken and his son Jonathan Aitken (her nephew) were members of the British House of Commons. She started with the Toronto Telegram in 1938 and was a foreign correspondent. She was noted for covering the birth of Israel as a nation and she became a strong supporter of the Jewish state. In 1953, she wrote a book Hey Ma! I Did It (Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company) about her political campaign in the same year. In the 1953 federal election, she was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of York—Humber as the Progressive Conservative candidate, winning by 67 votes. Along with Sybil Bennett, Ellen Fairclough and Ann Shipley, she was one of four women elected to the House of Commons that year, only the second election in Canadian history in which more than one woman was elected to Parliament. In 1957 she became the first woman to be appointed chair of a parliamentary committee, the Standing Committee on Standing Orders. The committee discusses rules of the House. She was re-elected in 1957 and 1958. She was defeated in 1962 by 662 votes. In 1962, Aitken was appointed as Canada's representative to the UN's Commission on Human Rights. She died at age 72 after a long illness.
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