Herbert Asquith
Mr Herbert Henry Asquith
Rush ID: 2208
Details
- Born:
- 12 September 1852
- Died:
- 15 February 1928
- Birth place:
- Morley, Yorkshire (West Riding), UK
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- White
- Ethnic minority:
- No
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- false
- Formative occupation:
- Barrister / Advocate
- Election occupation:
- Barrister / Advocate
- Parentage:
- Joseph Dixon Asquith, of Morley, Yorkshire, and Emily Willans
- Notes:
- Created Knight of the Garter in 1925.
- Knighthood/Dame:
- Awarded in 1925
- Highest Office:
- Prime Minister
- Who's Who volume:
- 3
- Education level:
- Graduate
References
- Rush ID:
- 2208
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q166714
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
- Beamish Person ID:
- 744
- They work for you ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- ASQUITH, Herbert (1852-1928)
Peerages
-
1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
New hereditary
1925
Constituencies
-
Paisley
Party: Liberal Year of election: 1920* Date of election: 12 February 1920 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: Re Entry Year of exit: 1924 Date of exit: 29 October 1924 Party: Liberal Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: None known Notes: None -
Fife Eastern
Party: Liberal Year of election: 1886 Date of election: 1 July 1886 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1918 Date of exit: 14 December 1918 Party: Liberal Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: None known Notes: None
Ministerial offices
-
Home Secretary 1892-1895
-
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1905-1908
-
Prime Minister 1908-1916
-
Secretary of State for War 1914
April-August 1914
Higher education
-
Balliol College
Graduated
Schools
Marriages
-
Melland, Helen Kelsall
Year: 1891
-
Tennant, Margaret
Year: 1894
Relationships
-
Indirect relative of Harold Tennant
-
Indirect relative of Charles Tennant
-
Indirect relative of Edward Tennant
-
Grandparent of Mark Bonham Carter
Parties
-
Liberal Party Member
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Liberal Party Leader
1908-1926