Henry Herbert Asquith Biography and Timeline

Asquith Birth

Herbert Henry Asquith is born in 1852.

Birth of Herbert Henry Asquith

Birth of Herbert Henry Asquith

East Fife Parliamentary Entry

Asquith is elected to Parliament in 1886.

Member of Parliament

Elected Member of Parliament

Commission

Junior Counsell for Charles Parnell before the Parnell Commission

Parnell Commission Counsel

Serves as junior counsel for Charles Parnell before the Parnell Commission.

Queens Council

Appointed to the Queens Council

Queens Counsel Appointment

Receives appointment to the Queens Council.

Home Office Appointment

Joins the Liberal government as Home Secretary.

Role range: 1892-1894

Home Secretary of Great Britain

Appointed Home Secretary

Role range: 1892-1894 – 1892-1894

Marriage to Margot Tennant

Marries Margot Tennant, later Countess of Oxford and Asquith.

Marriage

Marries Margot (Tennant) Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith

Liberal Imperialist Alignment

Joins Liberal Imperialists favouring the war and a more assertive foreign policy.

Liberal Imperialists

Joins the Liberal Imperialists who favor the war & a more aggressive foreign policy

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer

Role range: 1905-1908 – 1905-1908

Treasury Appointment

Becomes Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Liberal government.

Role range: 1905-1908

First Premiership Begins

Is appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910

Prime Minister of Great Britain

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term

Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910

Legislation

Introduces a state scheme for old age pensions in the Invalid & Old Age Pensions Act

Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910

Old Age Pension Scheme

Introduces a state scheme for old age pensions.

Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910

Reform of Social Welfare

Introduces a state scheme for old age pensions in the Invalid & Old Age Pensions Act

Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910

Armament

Appoints a committee of Lloyd George, Churchill & Harcourt for War Office estimates

Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910

War Office Estimates Committee

Appoints Lloyd George, Churchill and Harcourt to examine War Office estimates.

Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910

Liberal Finance Programme

Links taxation reform with social spending and naval requirements.

Role range: 1908-1916

Peoples Budget Cabinet Support

Backs Lloyd Georges radical budget in Cabinet and Parliament.

Role range: 1908-1916

Finance and Social Spending Programme

Links taxation reform with social spending and naval requirements.

Role range: 1908-1916

Peoples Budget Cabinet Backing

Supports Lloyd George's radical budget in Cabinet and Parliament.

Role range: 1908-1916

Government Suffrage Policy

Faces continuing WSPU pressure around Parliament and public meetings.

Role range: 1908-1916

Womens Suffrage Deputations

Resists demands for immediate government legislation on womens suffrage.

Role range: 1908-1916

WSPU Political Pressure

Faces continuing WSPU pressure around Parliament and public meetings.

Role range: 1908-1916

Womens Suffrage Deputation Response

Resists demands for immediate government legislation on women's suffrage.

Role range: 1908-1916

Constitution of Great Britain

The main cause of difference beteen the parties is Irish home rule. Parliament enters the Summer recess without agreement between parties

Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910

Home Rule Summer Dispute

Parliament reaches its summer recess without agreement over Irish Home Rule.

Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910

Irish Home Rule

The main cause of difference beteen the parties is Irish home rule

Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910

Election

Dissolves Parliament, the election war-cry is "The Peers versus the People"

Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910

October Parliament Dissolution

Dissolves Parliament during the campaign against the House of Lords.

Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910

Parliament

Dissolves Parliament, the election war-cry is "The Peers versus the People"

Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910

Constitutional Crisis Intensifies

Prepares to seek an electoral mandate over the constitutional dispute.

Role range: 1908-1916

Lords Rejection of Budget

Condemns the Lords refusal to pass the Finance Bill.

Role range: 1908-1916

Budget

The Lords reject the Budget by 350 votes to 75

Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910