did his wife pass away?
Yes, 1888.
H. H. Asquith
Asquith was born in Morley, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the younger son of Joseph Dixon Asquith (1825–1860) and his wife Emily, "née" Willans (1828–1888). Th
which factor most directly resulted in great britain entering world war i Belgium had won the war for its independence and at the Treaty of London in 1839 Britain with other major powers guaranteed the independence of this nation. On the 4th of August 1914, Germany invaded Belgium and thus Britain stepped in to honor its promise from 1839. when did this war begin? 1914. who was the prime minister during this time? H. H. Asquith. did he ever become a chancellor? Yes, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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H. H. Asquith [SEP] Family background
Asquith was born in Morley, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the younger son of Joseph Dixon Asquith (1825–1860) and his wife Emily, "née" Willans (1828–1888). The couple also had three daughters, of whom only one survived infancy. The Asquiths were an old Yorkshire family, with a long nonconformist tradition. It was a matter of family pride, shared by Asquith, that an ancestor, Joseph Asquith, was imprisoned for his part in the pro-Roundhead Farnley Wood Plot of 1664. Both Asquith's parents came from families associated with the Yorkshire wool trade. Dixon Asquith inherited the Gillroyd Mill Company, founded by his father.