Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
(1852-1928), Prime Minister20th Century Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 73 portraits
Liberal Prime Minister from 1908 to May 1915 and leader of a wartime coalition until outmanoeuvred by Lloyd George in December 1916 and forced to resign, the feud terminally weakening the Liberal Party. An opponent of the enfranchisement of women, Asquith was until 1918 the target of militant suffragettes .
Related People
- Cyril Asquith, Baron Asquith of Bishopstone (son)
- (Helen) Violet Bonham Carter (née Asquith), Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury (daughter)
- Lady Helen Frances Asquith (granddaughter)
- Anthony Asquith (son)
- Arthur Melland Asquith (son)
- Paul Asquith (grandson)
- Raymond Asquith (son)
- Elizabeth (née Asquith), Princess Bibesco (daughter)
- Mark Raymond Bonham-Carter, Baron Bonham-Carter (grandson)
- Ralouka ('Rachel') Bibesco-Bassaraba (née Musurus), Princess de Brancovan (granddaughter)
- Christine Clark (née Asquith) (granddaughter)
- Laura Miranda (née Bonham Carter), Lady Grimond (granddaughter)
- Perdita Rose Mary Jolliffe (née Asquith), Lady Hylton (granddaughter)
- Margaret Emma Alice ('Margot') Asquith (née Tennant), Countess of Oxford and Asquith (wife)
- Julian Edward George Asquith, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith (grandson)
- (Helen) Cressida Ridley (née Bonham Carter) (granddaughter)
- (April) Mary Rous (née Asquith), Countess of Stradbroke (granddaughter)
- Jean Constance Toynbee (née Asquith) (granddaughter)
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