Henry Asquith

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Prime_Minister
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Liberal_Democrats
gptkbp:birth_date 1852-09-12
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Morley,_West_Yorkshire
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:death_date 1928-02-15
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:London
gptkbp:education gptkb:Balliol_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:head_of_state 1908-04-05
1905-12-06
gptkbp:honorary_title gptkb:Lord_Warden_of_the_Cinque_Ports
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henry Asquith
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:David_Lloyd_George
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:William_Ewart_Gladstone
gptkbp:known_for Leadership during World War I
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern British liberalism
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_work The New Liberalism
gptkbp:office_held gptkb:Prime_Minister
gptkbp:political_career 1886
1925
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:First_Lord_of_the_Treasury
gptkb:Minister_of_Finance
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:H._H._Asquith
gptkbp:president gptkb:David_Lloyd_George
gptkbp:profession gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:British_politics
gptkb:World_War_I
Social welfare policies
Constitutional reforms
Liberal reforms
gptkbp:resigned 1916-12-05
gptkbp:significant_event Support for the suffragette movement
Formation of the coalition government in 1915
Introduction of the National Insurance Act 1911
Liberal victory in 1906 election
Opposition to conscription during WWI
Passage of the Parliament Act 1911
Resignation during the war crisis in 1916
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Cynthia_Asquith
gptkbp:successor gptkb:David_Lloyd_George
gptkbp:term_end 1916-12-05
gptkbp:term_start 1908-04-05
gptkbp:title gptkb:1st_Earl_of_Oxford_and_Asquith
gptkbp:title_held gptkb:Baron_Asquith_of_Morley
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anthony_Asquith
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5