H. H. Asquith
British politician; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916 (1852-1928) · United Kingdom · Politicians · Died at 75
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Something wrong?Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, was a British statesman who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. He was the last prime minister from the Liberal Party to command a majority government, and the most recent Liberal to have served as Leader of the Opposition.
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Asquith, caricatured by Spy, in Vanity Fair, 1891
Asquith in 1908
This 1909 Punch cartoon suggests the Liberals were delighted when the Lords forced an election. Back row: Haldane, Churchill with arms up, being hugged by his ally Lloyd George. Asquith standing at right. Bottom row: McKenna, Lord Crewe (with moustache), Augustine Birrell leaning back
Asquith in an Autochrome by Lionel de Rothschild, c. 1910
Asquith caricatured in Vanity Fair, 1910Awards
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