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H. H. Asquith
Herbert 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...
, the British Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
from 1908 to 1916. In 1925, Asquith was raised to the peerage as Earl of Oxford and Asquith
Earl of Oxford and Asquith
Earl of Oxford and Asquith is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1925 for the Liberal politician H. H. Asquith. He was Home Secretary from 1892 to 1895, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1905 to 1908, Leader of the Liberal Party from 1908 to 1926 and Prime Minister of...
. His grandson Julian
Julian Asquith, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith
Julian Edward George Asquith, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith KCMG , was a British colonial administrator.-Background and education:...
is the present Earl.
All of H. H. Asquith's seven children achieved some prominence in national affairs. By his first wife Helen Kelsall Melland (d. 1891), he had four sons and one daughter. All of the Prime Minister's sons volunteered for the Front early in the war. The eldest son, Raymond
Raymond Asquith
Raymond 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 :...
, a barrister and poet, was killed in action in 1916. The second son, Herbert, was a poet who married Lady Cynthia Charteris, a writer and anthologist. The third son, Arthur
Arthur Asquith
Brigadier-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...
, became a Brigadier. The fourth son, Cyril
Cyril Asquith, Baron Asquith of Bishopstone
Cyril Asquith, Baron Asquith of Bishopstone PC, QC was an English barrister, judge and law lord.Cyril Asquith was the fourth son of H. H. Asquith, later Prime Minister and subsequently Earl of Oxford and Asquith, from his first marriage, to Helen Kelsall Melland.He was educated at Winchester...
(1890–1954), became a Law Lord
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, commonly known as Law Lords, were appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to the House of Lords of the United Kingdom in order to exercise its judicial functions, which included acting as the highest court of appeal for most domestic matters...
. The daughter, Violet
Violet Bonham Carter
Helen 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...
(1887–1969), became a Liberal politician and a Life Peeress in her own right in 1964.
By his second wife, the former Margot Tennant, Asquith had two more children. His daughter Elizabeth
Elizabeth Bibesco
Elizabeth, 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...
(1897–1945) was a writer who married a Romanian prince, becoming Princess Antoine Bibesco
Antoine Bibesco
Antoine, Prince Bibesco was a Romanian aristocrat, lawyer, diplomat and writer.- Biography :His father was Prince Alexandre Bibesco, the last surviving son of the Hospodar of Wallachia. His mother was Helene Epourano, daughter of a former Prime Minister of Romania...
. His youngest son Anthony
Anthony Asquith
Anthony 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) became a well-known film director.
Prominent members
Living descendants are omitted, unless they are notable and/or have a separate Wikipedia entry.- H. H. 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...
(12 Sep 1852–15 Feb 1928), married firstly (1877) Helen Kelsall Melland (1856–1891), issue 4 sons and 1 daughter- 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 :...
(06 Nov 1878–15 Sep 1916; killed in action), barrister and poet; married 1907 Katherine Horner (1885–1976); 1 son and 2 daughters.- Lady Helen Asquith (1908–2000) who died unmarried.
- Lady Perdita Asquith (1910–1996) who married the William Jolliffe, 4th Baron HyltonWilliam Jolliffe, 4th Baron HyltonWilliam George Hervey Jolliffe, 4th Baron Hylton , was a British peer and soldier.Hylton was the son of Hylton Jolliffe, 3rd Baron Hylton, and Lady Alice Adeliza Hervey. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Coldstream Guards and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Somerset from 1949 to...
(d. 1967) and had issue two sons (including the present incumbent) and one daughter- Raymond Jolliffe, 5th Baron HyltonRaymond Jolliffe, 5th Baron HyltonRaymond Hervey Jolliffe, 5th Baron Hylton ARICS is a British peer and landowner. He was one of 92 hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999....
(b. 13 Jun 1932), married 1966 Joanna de Bertonado, issue 4 sons and 1 daughter - the Hon. John JolliffeJohn JolliffeJohn William Jolliffe was a British librarian who was Bodley's Librarian from 1982 until his death.-Life:...
(15 Jul 1929–30 Mar 1985), Bodley's LibrarianBodley's LibrarianThe head of the Bodleian Library, the main library at the University of Oxford, is known as Bodley's Librarian: Sir Thomas Bodley, as founder, gave his name to both the institution and the position. Although there had been a university library at Oxford since about 1320, it had declined by the end...
from 1982 to 1985 - the Hon. Mary Jolliffe (d. 2009), married John Paget Chancellor (b. 1927), issue 1 son and 3 daughters
- Isabel Chancellor (b. 1959)
- Katherine Chancellor (b. 1961)
- John Chancellor (b. 1962)
- Anna ChancellorAnna Chancellor-Family:Chancellor was born in Richmond, London, England, the daughter of the Hon. Mary Alice Jolliffe and John Paget Chancellor. Through her mother's mother, Lady Perdita Rose Mary Asquith, Chancellor is the great-granddaughter of The Hon. Raymond Aquith and the great-great-granddaughter of Prime...
(b. 27 Apr 1965)- Poppy Chancellor (b. 1988)
- Raymond Jolliffe, 5th Baron Hylton
- 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:...
(22 Apr 1916–16 Jan 2011) married Anne Palairet (14 Nov 1916–19 Aug 1998); issue 2 sons and 3 daughters.- Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith (b. 24 Aug 1952), British diplomat and businessman; married Mary Clare PollenClare AsquithClare Asquith, the Countess of Oxford and Asquith is an independent scholar and author of Shadowplay: the Hidden Beliefs and Coded Politics of William Shakespeare, which has posited that Shakespeare was a recusant Roman Catholic whose works contain code which was used by the Catholic underground,...
(b. 02 Jun 1951); issue 1 son and 4 daughters- Mark Julian Asquith, Viscount Asquith (b. 13 May 1979), heir apparent to the earldom
- Lady Magdalen Katharine Asquith (b. 30 Dec 1981)
- Lady Frances Sophia Asquith (b. 1984)
- Lady Celia Rose Asquith (b. 1989)
- Lady Isabel Anne Asquith (b. 1991)
- the Hon. 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:...
, British diplomat (b. 07 Feb 1957), British Ambassador to Iraq from 2006 to 2007; married to Louise Cotton (b. 1962), and has issue 2 sons and 2 daughters. - Lady Annunziata Asquith, former model for BurberryBurberryBurberry Group plc is a British luxury fashion house, manufacturing clothing, fragrance, and fashion accessories. Its distinctive tartan pattern has become one of its most widely copied trademarks. Burberry is most famous for its iconic trench coat, which was invented by founder Thomas Burberry...
; unmarried. - Lady Katherine Page; married firstly (divorced) Adam Ridley (himself grandson of Violet Bonham Carter, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury); married secondly J.C. Page.
- Lady Clare Asquith, unmarried.
- Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith (b. 24 Aug 1952), British diplomat and businessman; married Mary Clare Pollen
- the Hon. Herbert Asquith (11 Mar 1881–05 Aug 1947), poet and lawyer; married to Lady Cynthia Charteris (27 Sep 1887–31 Mar 1960), writer, a daughter of the Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss and 7th Earl of MarchHugo Charteris, 11th Earl of WemyssHugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss and 7th Earl of March , styled Lord Elcho from 1883 to 1914, was a Scottish Conservative politician....
; issue 3 sons- John Michael Asquith (09 May 1911–May 1937)
- Michael Henry Asquith (25 Jul 1914–19 Jan 2004); twice married and had issue 2 sons and 1 daughter.
- Simon Roland Anthony Asquith (20 Aug 1919–18 Dec 1973); m. 1 October 1942 Vivien Lawrence Jones; they had issue 2 sons and 1 daughter.
- Brigadier-General the Hon. Arthur 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...
(24 Apr 1883–25 Aug 1939); married to the Hon. Betty Manners, a daughter of John Manners-Sutton, 3rd Baron MannersBaron MannersBaron Manners, of Foston in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1807 for the lawyer and politician Sir Thomas Manners-Sutton. He served as Solicitor-General from 1802 to 1805 and as Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1807 to 1827...
, and had issue.
- Raymond Asquith
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- (Lady) Violet AsquithViolet 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...
, later Bonham Carter (15 Apr 1887–19 Feb 1969), who became Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury in 1964; married 1916 Sir Maurice Bonham CarterMaurice Bonham CarterSir Maurice Bonham Carter, KCB, KCVO was an English Liberal politician and cricketer.Bonham Carter was the second son of Sibella Charlotte and Henry Bonham Carter. He was born in London and educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford...
(11 Oct 1880–07 Jun 1960), her father's private secretary, and had issue 2 sons and 2 daughters- the Hon. Helen Cressida Bonham Carter (22 Apr 1917–17 Jun 1997), married 1939 Jasper Ridley (1920–2004); issue one son
- Sir Adam Ridley (b. 14 May 1942)
- the Hon. Laura Bonham Carter (13 Oct 1918–1969), married Jo Grimond, Baron Grimond of Firth (19 Jul 1913–24 Oct 1993); issue 3 sons and 1 daughter.
- Magnus Grimond (b. 1959), married to Laura Raison (b. 1959)
- Eliza Grimond (b. 1992)
- Lucy Grimond (b. 1994)
- William Grimond (b. 1996)
- Joshua Grimond (b. 1994)
- John Jasper Grimond (b. 1946), married Kate Fleming (b. 1946)
- Mary Grimond (b. 1976)
- Georgia Grimond (b. 1983)
- Rose Grimond (b. 1979)
- Grizelda Jane Grimond (b. 1942), married Anthony Richardson (b. 1956)
- Katherine Richardson
- Joseph Andrew Grimond (26 Mar 1939 - 23 Mar 1966)
- Magnus Grimond (b. 1959), married to Laura Raison (b. 1959)
- Mark Bonham Carter, Baron Bonham-CarterMark Bonham Carter, Baron Bonham-CarterMark Raymond Bonham Carter, Baron Bonham-Carter , was an English publisher and politician. He was created a life peer in 1986.-Early life:...
(11 Feb 1922–04 Sep 1994), himself a life peer; married 1955 Leslie Nast; issue 3 daughters- Jane Bonham Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of YarnburyJane Bonham Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of YarnburyJane Bonham Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury is a British Liberal Democrat politician.-Education:Bonham Carter was educated at St...
(b. 20 Oct 1957), married Tim RazzallTim Razzall, Baron RazzallEdward Timothy Razzall, Baron Razzall, CBE is a British Liberal Democrat politician.-Early life:Razzall studied at the University of Oxford in the early 1960s, where he also played cricket for the university in 1964....
(b. 12 Jun 1943) - the Hon. Virginia Bonham Carter (b. 1959)
- the Hon. Eliza Bonham Carter (b. 1961)
- Jane Bonham Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
- the Hon. Raymond Bonham CarterRaymond Bonham CarterThe Honourable Raymond Henry Bonham Carter was a leading British banker, and a member of a distinguished British theatrical and political family....
(1929–2004), married Elena Propper de Callejón; had issue 2 sons and 1 daughter.- Edward Bonham CarterEdward Bonham CarterEdward Henry Bonham Carter is an English fund manager.-Early life:Edward Henry Bonham Carter was born and raised in Golders Green, London. He is the elder son of Raymond Bonham Carter, who was a merchant banker, and Elena , a psychotherapist...
(b. 24 May 1960), banker; married Victoria StuddVictoria Studd-Career:She was a presenter for Wish You Were Here? from 1991 to 1996, appearing in eight episodes in total. Before appearing on the show, she spent a brief time presenting Holiday, a travel shown that has seen the likes of Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Charlie Dimmock, and Hermione Norris presenting...
with issue 2 sons and 1 daughter.- Maud Bonham Carter (b. 30 Nov 1999)
- Harry Bonham Carter (b. 2004)
- Tobias Bonham Carter (b. 15 Mar 2004)
- Thomas Bonham Carter (b. 08 Dec 1961), married with issue 2 daughters and 1 son.
- Freddie Bonham Carter
- Rosie Bonham Carter
- Matilda Bonham Carter
- Helena Bonham CarterHelena Bonham CarterHelena Bonham Carter is an English actress of film, stage, and television. She made her acting debut in a television adaptation of K. M. Peyton's A Pattern of Roses before winning her first film role as the titular character in Lady Jane...
(b. 1966), actress; partnered with Tim BurtonTim BurtonTimothy William "Tim" Burton is an American film director, film producer, writer and artist. He is famous for dark, quirky-themed movies such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Corpse Bride and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet...
, has issue 1 son and 1 daughter.- Billy Ray Burton (b. 04 Oct 2003)
- Nell Burton (b. 15 Dec 2007)
- Edward Bonham Carter
- the Hon. Helen Cressida Bonham Carter (22 Apr 1917–17 Jun 1997), married 1939 Jasper Ridley (1920–2004); issue one son
- Cyril Asquith, Baron Asquith of BishopstoneCyril Asquith, Baron Asquith of BishopstoneCyril Asquith, Baron Asquith of Bishopstone PC, QC was an English barrister, judge and law lord.Cyril Asquith was the fourth son of H. H. Asquith, later Prime Minister and subsequently Earl of Oxford and Asquith, from his first marriage, to Helen Kelsall Melland.He was educated at Winchester...
(05 Feb 1890–24 Aug 1954); married 1918 Anne Stephanie Pollock (27 Apr 1896–1964), of the Pollock BaronetsPollock BaronetsThere have been five Baronetcies created for people with the surname Pollock, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and four in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Three of the Baronetcies are extant as of 2010....
; they had issue 2 sons and 2 daughters.- the Hon. Luke Asquith (b. 1919), whose daughter Anne (b. 1965) is married since 1989 to Hon. Roderick Cavendish (b. 1959), son and heir of Frederick Caryll Philip Cavendish, 7th Baron WaterparkBaron WaterparkBaron Waterpark is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1792 for Sarah, Lady Cavendish, in honour of her husband, Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet. Sir Henry Cavendish was a politician who represented Lismore and Killybegs in the Irish House of Commons and served as Vice-Treasurer...
and has issue two sons. - the Hon. Paul Asquith (04 Jan 1927–1984) married 1953 (div 1963) as her first husband Helena Mary Bridgeman (b. 1932) and has issue two children. He married 1963 Caroline Anne Carew Pole and had further issue, two children. All four children are married with issue.
- the Hon. Jane Asquith (b. 1922)
- the Hon. (Frances) Rose Asquith (b. 1925) married Sir John Frederick Eustace Stephenson, Judge (d. 1998), son of Sir Guy Stephenson, and had issue.
- the Hon. Luke Asquith (b. 1919), whose daughter Anne (b. 1965) is married since 1989 to Hon. Roderick Cavendish (b. 1959), son and heir of Frederick Caryll Philip Cavendish, 7th Baron Waterpark
- (Lady) Violet Asquith
- H. H. 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...
(12 Sep 1852–15 Feb 1928), married secondly 1894 Margot Tennant (02 Feb 1864–28 Jul 1945), surviving issue 1 son and 1 daughter.- Lady Elizabeth AsquithElizabeth 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...
(26 Feb 1897–07 Apr 1945) married Prince Antoine BibescoAntoine BibescoAntoine, Prince Bibesco was a Romanian aristocrat, lawyer, diplomat and writer.- Biography :His father was Prince Alexandre Bibesco, the last surviving son of the Hospodar of Wallachia. His mother was Helene Epourano, daughter of a former Prime Minister of Romania...
(19 Jul 1878–02 Sep 1951); issue 1 daughter.- Priscilla Bibesco (05 Jun 1920–13 Oct 2004), later Padev, later Hodgson, no issue.
- the Hon. 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...
(09 Nov 1902–20 Feb 1968), filmmaker.
- Lady Elizabeth Asquith