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Emma Alice Margaret Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith (née Tennant; 2 February 1864 – 28 July 1945), known as Margot Asquith, was a British socialite and author.. She was married to British Prime Minister H. H. Asquith from 1894 to his death in 1
Elizabeth, Princess Bibesco (born Elizabeth Charlotte Lucy Asquith; 26 February 1897 – 7 April 1945) was an English socialite, actress and writer between 1921 and 1940. She was the daughter of H. H. Asquith , the British Prime Minister, and the writer Margot Asquith , and the wife of Antoine Bibesco , a Romanian prince and diplomat.
The Wharf, Walton House and Mill House are three houses in Church Street, Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire, England.They are part of a complex of buildings bought and expanded by Margot Asquith, wife of the then Prime Minister H. H. Asquith, from 1911 and which formed their country home until his death in 1928.
In January 1915 Venetia commenced three months nurse training as a paying probationer at The London Hospital, Whitechapel under matron Eva Luckes. [2] [3] After her training Venetia signed up as a VAD nurse with the British Red Cross Society and served both overseas at No 4 Red Cross Hospital, in Wimereux, France in 1915, and at home in Charing Cross and Rutland Hospitals in 1916.
Allan never disclosed her sexual orientation due to societal norms, but there is sufficient evidence to conclude that she was involved with women throughout her life, most notably Margot Asquith and Verna Aldrich. Asquith was married to Herbert Henry Asquith, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1908 to 1916. [10]
Margot Asquith (great-great-granddaughter) [2] Harriet Walter (great-great-great-great-granddaughter) John Walter (1 January 1738 – 16 November 1812) was an English newspaper publisher and founder of The Times newspaper, [ 3 ] which he launched on 1 January 1785 as The Daily Universal Register .
Balfour returned as First Lord of the Admiralty in Asquith's Coalition Government (1915–1916). In December 1916, he became foreign secretary in David Lloyd George 's coalition. He was frequently left out of the inner workings of foreign policy, although the Balfour Declaration on a Jewish homeland bore his name.
Harriet Mordaunt in the mid-1860s. Harriet Sarah, Lady Mordaunt (née Moncreiffe; 7 February 1848 – 9 May 1906) was the Scottish wife of an English baronet and member of parliament, Sir Charles Mordaunt.