Conrad Black Biography

Conrad Black biography

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NAME: Conrad Moffat Black, Lord Black of Crossharbour
OCCUPATION: Entrepreneur, Publisher, Journalist
BIRTH DATE: August 25, 1944 (Age: 67)
EDUCATION: Carleton University, Ottawa, Laval University, Quebec, McGill University, Montreal
PLACE OF BIRTH: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

ZODIAC SIGN: Virgo

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Conrad Black was for a time the third largest newspaper magnate in the world, publishing The Daily Telegraph, Chicago Sun-Times, and many other minor papers.

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Conrad Black is a Canadian-born member of the British House of Lords. He earned a Masters in history and his thesis on Maurice Duplessis became a definitive work. By 1972, he owned 21 local papers across Canada. By 1992, was the third largest newspaper magnate in the world, controlling Hollinger International, Inc.. In 2007, he was convicted of diverting company funds for personal benefit.