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Who was the owner of the Daily Express when it reached its peak circulation in the 1940s?
Sir Arthur Pearson
Richard Desmond
Lord Beaverbrook
Hugh Whittow
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The Daily Express was owned by Lord Beaverbrook during its peak circulation period in the 1940s. Under his ownership, the paper's circulation rose from 2 million in the 1930s to 4 million in the 1940s, making it the newspaper with the largest circulation in the world at that time.
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