Herbert Asquith

Herbert Asquith    (politician)
Born	Herbert Henry Asquith 1852-09-12 Morley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Died	1928-02-15 (Age 75) Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Alma mater	Balliol College (Oxford), Inns of Court School of Law, City of London School
Religion	Congregationalist
Children	10
Spouse	Helen Melland
Party	Liberal Party
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom In office 5 April 1908 - 5 December 1916 Succeeded by David Lloyd George  Leader of the Opposition  In office 12 February 1920 - 21 November 1922  Leader of the Opposition  In office 6 December 1916 - 14 December 1918  Secretary of State for War  In office 30 March 1914 - 5 August 1914  Leader of the Liberal Party In office 30 April 1908 - 14 October 1926 Succeeded by David Lloyd George  Leader of the House of Commons  In office 5 April 1908 - 5 December 1916  Chancellor of the Exchequer  In office 10 December 1905 - 12 April 1908 Succeeded by David Lloyd George  Home Secretary  In office 18 August 1892 - 25 June 1895  Member of Parliament for Paisley In office 12 February 1920 - 4 November 1924  Member of Parliament for East Fife In office 27 July 1886 - 14 December 1918

 

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1916	“Lord Milner had just orchestrated a British coup in 1916 ousting Labour’s Herbert Asquith in order to bring Milner’s Round Table group into dominance as a shaper of imperial foreign policy at a pivotal moment in history. This coup allowed this group to define the terms of the Post-war world at Versailles”	Matthew Ehret-Kump

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