Asquith

Asquith refers to:

Persons of the Asquith family, descended from or related to H.H. Asquith, a British prime minister, later a peer:

  • Herbert Henry Asquith (1852–1928), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  • Margot Asquith (1864–1945), the second wife of the Prime Minister
  • Raymond Asquith (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 Asquith (1883–1939), the Prime Minister's third son, brigadier-general.
  • Cynthia Asquith (1887–1960), the poet's wife, an author
  • Anthony Asquith (1902–1968), youngest son of the Prime Minister, noted film director
  • Violet Bonham Carter, elder daughter of H.H. Asquith by his first wife
  • Elizabeth Bibesco née Asquith, daughter of H.H. Asquith and Margot Asquith
  • Earl of Oxford, also known as the Earl of Oxford and Asquith, a peerage title given to the Prime Minister
  • Julian Asquith, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith
  • Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith, elder son of the 2nd Earl, former British diplomat
  • Dominic Asquith, former British Ambassador to Iraq, younger son of the 2nd Earl.
  • Mark Julian Asquith, the present Viscount Asquith

Other people:

  • Ros Asquith, children's books author

Place names:

  • Asquith, suburb of Sydney, Australia
  • Asquith Boys High School, A Male High School In Asquith, Sydney, Australia
  • Asquith Girls High School, A Female High School In Asquith, Sydney, Australia
  • Asquith, Saskatchewan

Automobiles:

  • Asquith (1901 automobile)
  • Asquith (1981 automobile)

Famous quotes containing the word asquith:

    The ingrained idea that, because there is no king and they despise titles, the Americans are a free people is pathetically untrue.... There is a perpetual interference with personal liberty over there that would not be tolerated in England for a week.
    —Margot Asquith (1864–1945)

    The affair between Margot Asquith and Margot Asquith will live as one of the prettiest love stories in all literature.
    Dorothy Parker (1893–1967)