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Asquith

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As·quith  (skwth), Herbert Henry. First Earl of Oxford and Asquith. 1852-1928.
British Liberal politician and prime minister (1908-1916) who introduced unemployment insurance and old-age pensions and supported the Parliament Act of 1911, which established salaries for elected members and restricted the power of veto in the House of Lords.
Asquith [ˈæskwɪθ]
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(Biographies / Asquith, Herbert Henry, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith (1852-1928) M, British, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: prime minister) Herbert Henry, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith. 1852-1928, British statesman; prime minister (1908-16); leader of the Liberal Party (1908-26)


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"It seems incredible," she went on, "that people should care whether Asquith is in or Austen Chamberlin out, and while you scream yourselves hoarse about politics you let the only people who are trying for something good starve or simply laugh at them.
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