Baron Asquith

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:affiliation Liberal Democrats
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Clement_Attlee
gptkb:David_Lloyd_George
gptkb:Herbert_Henry_Asquith
gptkbp:awards Order of Merit
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Glasgow
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Edinburgh
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Cambridge
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:born September 12, 1852
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Michael's_Church,_East_Grinstead
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:died February 15, 1928
gptkbp:education gptkb:Balliol_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Herbert_Henry_Asquith
gptkbp:heldIn gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:honorificPrefix PC
The Right Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Baron Asquith
gptkbp:influenced Liberalism_in_the_UK
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_Ewart_Gladstone
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Leadership_during_World_War_I
gptkbp:legacy Asquith's_reforms_in_social_policy
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork Parliamentary reform
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Liberalism
gptkbp:politicalRole 1886
1925
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Henry_Campbell-Bannerman
gptkbp:profession lawyer
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London
gptkbp:significantEvent Advocacy for social reforms
Promotion of women's suffrage
Formation of the coalition government in 1915
Response to the Easter Rising in 1916
Support for the Dardanelles Campaign
Support for the Education Act 1902
Support for the Old Age Pensions Act 1908
Introduction_of_the_National_Insurance_Act_1911
Introduction_of_the_Parliament_Act_1911
Support_for_the_Licensing_Act_1904
Support_for_the_National_Insurance_Act_1911
Support_for_the_Trade_Disputes_Act_1906
Involvement_in_the_establishment_of_the_Labour_Party
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Cynthia_Asquith
gptkbp:successor gptkb:David_Lloyd_George
gptkbp:termEnd December 1916
gptkbp:termStart April 1908
gptkbp:title gptkb:1st_Earl_of_Oxford_and_Asquith