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Dec 16, 2009 · British politician Herbert Henry (also known as H.H.) Asquith (1852-1928), a reform-minded member of the Liberal Party, served in the British House of Commons for three decades and was prime...
H.H. Asquith, 1st earl of Oxford and Asquith was a Liberal prime minister of Great Britain (1908–16), who was responsible for the Parliament Act of 1911, limiting the power of the House of Lords, and who led Britain during the first two years of World War I. Asquith was the second son of Joseph.
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Herbert Henry (H.H.) Asquith was the last Prime Minister to lead a purely Liberal government. In peacetime, he led a reforming ministry, laying some of the foundations of the welfare state, and leading through the constitutional crisis of 1909-11.
Full Name: Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith. Profession: British Prime Minister. Nationality: British. Biography: Herbert Henry Asquith, commonly known as H. H. Asquith, was a British statesman and a member of the Liberal Party who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916.
Jan 2, 2021 · Next to the monarch who lent his name to the Edwardian era, H. H. Asquith (1852–1928) was its chief representative. 1 The period is bathed in the nostalgic afterglow of a late-summer afternoon, but underneath its sedate surface this was a time of searing political and social conflicts.
Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928) was Prime Minister of Great Britain between 1908 and 1916. His pre-war liberal government laid the foundations of today's welfare state introducing pensions and unemployment insurance.
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC, FRS (12 September 1852 – 15 February 1928), generally known as H. H. Asquith, was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916.
