Asquith (disambiguation)
Appearance
H. H. Asquith (1852–1928) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916.
Asquith may also refer to:
- Earl of Oxford and Asquith, a peerage title given to H. H. Asquith
People
[edit]- Persons of the Asquith family, descended from or related to Prime Minister Asquith:
- Margot Asquith (1864–1945), author and second wife of the Prime Minister
- Raymond Asquith (1878–1916), eldest son of the Prime Minister, died in World War I
- Herbert Asquith (poet) (1881–1947), poet, the Prime Minister's second son
- Arthur Asquith (1883–1939), brigadier-general, the Prime Minister's third son
- Cynthia Asquith (1887–1960), author, the poet's wife
- Violet Bonham Carter (1887–1969), politician and diarist, elder daughter of H.H. Asquith by his first wife
- Cyril Asquith, Baron Asquith of Bishopstone (1890–1954), barrister, judge and law lord, fourth son of H.H. Asquith
- Elizabeth Bibesco (1897–1945), writer, daughter of H.H. Asquith and Margot Asquith
- Anthony Asquith (1902–1968), film director, youngest son of the Prime Minister
- Julian Asquith, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith (1916–2011), colonial administrator
- Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith (born 1952), former diplomat, elder son of the 2nd Earl
- Clare Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith (born 1951), independent scholar and author, wife of the 3rd Earl
- Dominic Asquith (born 1957), diplomat, ambassador to Iraq, Egypt and Libya, younger son of the 2nd Earl
Other
[edit]- Frederick Asquith (1870–1916), English cricketer
- Ros Asquith, British cartoonist, children's author, illustrator and journalist.
- William Asquith, English rugby league player
Place names
[edit]- Askwith, North Yorkshire, England, formerly spelled Asquith
- Asquith, New South Wales, suburb of Sydney, Australia
- Asquith Boys High School in Asquith, Sydney, Australia
- Asquith Girls High School in Asquith, Sydney, Australia
- Asquith, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Asquith Bluff, Antarctica