Person    | Male  Born 12/9/1852  Died 15/2/1928

H. H. Asquith

Born in Morley, Yorkshire. Prime Minister 1908 to 1916. 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith. Died Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire. The Suffragettes' enemy. Film director Anthony Asquith was his son and Lady Violet Bonham-Carter his daughter.

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H. H. Asquith

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Herbert Asquith - NW3

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, 1852 - 1928, Prime Min...

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Herbert Asquith - W1

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, 1852 - 1928, statesman...

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H. H. Asquith

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Lincoln's Inn war memorial

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Plaistow Library

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Sean O'Casey

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