| Birth: | Sep. 12, 1852 | | Death: | Feb. 15, 1928 | 
British politician. He was elected to Parliament as a Liberal in 1886; he became Home Secretary in the last Gladstone's government. In 1908 he succeeded Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman as Prime Minister and his government introduced social reforms including old-age pensions and unemployment insurance. During the first world war he was forced to resign. He resigned the leadership of the Liberal party in 1926. (bio by: julia&keld)
Search Amazon for Herbert Asquith | | | Burial:
All Saints Churchyard
Sutton Courtenay
Oxfordshire, England |
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Record added: Aug 07, 2000
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