Asquith
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Persons of the Asquith family
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Persons of the Asquith family
Asquith family
The Asquiths were originally a middle class family from West Yorkshire, members of the Congregational church. The first prominent member of the family was H. H. Asquith, the British Prime Minister from 1908 to 1916. In 1925, Asquith was raised to the peerage as Earl of Oxford and Asquith. His...
, descended from or related to H.H. Asquith, a British prime minister, later a peer:
- Herbert Henry AsquithH. H. AsquithHerbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916...
(1852–1928), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - Margot AsquithMargot AsquithMargot Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith , born Emma Alice Margaret Tennant, was an Anglo-Scottish socialite, author and wit...
(1864–1945), the second wife of the Prime Minister - Raymond AsquithRaymond AsquithRaymond Asquith was an English barrister and eldest son and heir of British Prime Minister H. H. Asquith by his first wife Helen Kelsall Melland .- Career and honours :...
(1878–1916), eldest son of the Prime Minister, died in World War I - Herbert Asquith (1881–1947), the Prime Minister's second son, a poet
- Arthur Melland AsquithArthur AsquithBrigadier-General Arthur Melland Asquith was a senior officer of the Royal Naval Division, a Royal Navy land detachment attached to the British Army during the First World War. His father, H. H. Asquith was the British Prime Minister during the first three years of the conflict and later became...
(1883–1939), the Prime Minister's third son, brigadier-general. - Cynthia AsquithCynthia AsquithLady Cynthia Mary Evelyn Asquith was an English writer, now known for her ghost stories and diaries. She also wrote novels and edited a number of anthologies, as well as writing for children and on the British Royal family....
(1887–1960), the poet's wife, an author - Anthony AsquithAnthony AsquithAnthony Asquith was a leading English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright Terence Rattigan on The Winslow Boy and The Browning Version , among other adaptations...
(1902–1968), youngest son of the Prime Minister, noted film director - Violet Bonham CarterViolet Bonham CarterHelen Violet Bonham Carter, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury, DBE was a British politician and diarist. She was the daughter of H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister from 1908-1916, and later became active in Liberal politics herself, being a leading opponent of appeasement, standing for Parliament and being...
, elder daughter of H.H. Asquith by his first wife - Elizabeth BibescoElizabeth BibescoElizabeth, Princess Bibesco was an English writer active between 1921 and 1940. A final posthumous collection of her stories, poems and aphorisms was published under the title Haven in 1951, with a preface by Elizabeth Bowen.-Childhood and youth:Elizabeth Charlotte Lucy was the first child of...
née Asquith, daughter of H.H. Asquith and Margot Asquith - Earl of OxfordEarl of OxfordEarl of Oxford is a dormant title in the Peerage of England, held for several centuries by the de Vere family from 1141 until the death of the 20th earl in 1703. The Veres were also hereditary holders of the office of master or Lord Great Chamberlain from 1133 until the death of the 18th Earl in 1625...
, also known as the Earl of Oxford and Asquith, a peerage title given to the Prime Minister - Julian Asquith, 2nd Earl of Oxford and AsquithJulian Asquith, 2nd Earl of Oxford and AsquithJulian Edward George Asquith, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith KCMG , was a British colonial administrator.-Background and education:...
- Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith, elder son of the 2nd Earl, former British diplomat
- Dominic AsquithDominic AsquithThe Honourable Dominic Anthony Gerard Asquith CMG is a British diplomat. He was British Ambassador to Iraq between 2006 and 2007 and has been British Ambassador to Egypt since 2007.-Background and education:...
, former British Ambassador to Iraq, younger son of the 2nd Earl. - Mark Julian Asquith, only son of Viscount Asquith
Other people:
- Ros Asquith, children's books author
Place names:
- AsquithAsquith, New South WalesAsquith is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Asquith is located 26 km north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire...
, suburb of Sydney, Australia - Asquith Boys High SchoolAsquith Boys High SchoolAsquith Boys High School, is a school located in Asquith, New South Wales, Australia, on Jersey Street. It is a boys high school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training with students from years 7 to 12...
, A Male High School In Asquith, Sydney, Australia - Asquith Girls High SchoolAsquith Girls High SchoolAsquith Girls High School is a girls' government high school located in the Sydney suburb Asquith, Australia.-History:Asquith Girls High School was opened in 1959 while it was still being built to replace Hornsby Domestic Science School, which had been burned down in bushfires.The current Principal...
, A Female High School In Asquith, Sydney, Australia - Asquith, SaskatchewanAsquith, Saskatchewan-External links:*...
Automobiles:
- Asquith (1901 automobile)Asquith (1901 automobile)The Asquith was a short-lived English automobile manufactured by a Halifax machine tool works from 1901 to 1902. The car originally had a front-mounted De Dion engine and belt-drive; this last was later replaced by a two-speed gearbox because the belts kept slipping disastrously. Probably only...
- Asquith (1981 automobile)Asquith (1981 automobile)The Asquith is an English automobile built since 1981 and originally based in Braintree Essex.The company was founded by Mr Bruce West who designed the logo created the name and designed all the early vehicles.His concept was to creat modern vehicles with the potential of mass advertising through...