Search results
Emma 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 1928.
May 30, 2013 · Margot Asquith was born in Peebleshire in Scotland in 1864, the daughter of wealthy industrialist and politician Charles Tennant. 'Social climber' After her introduction at court in 1881 she ...
Margot Asquith was the British socialite whose quick wit and caustic sense of humor burned through Victorian high society with the fury of a scandal through the tabloids. Even her marriage to the future British Prime Minister HH Asquith couldn’t muzzle her controversial mouth. No amount of wit, however, could save her from a tragic ending.
Oct 29, 2014 · Margot Asquith, once a household name as the formidable wife of prime minister H H Asquith at the start of the First World War, is now recalled, if at all, for a single quip. When she was ...
Margot Asquith. Margot Asquith, lived from 2 February 1864 to 28 July 1945. Born Emma Alice Margaret Tennant, and also known as Countess of Oxford & Asquith, she was a writer, socialite and wit, and wife of Prime Minister Herbert Asquith. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.
Margot Asquith: A Modern Woman. Born 150 years ago, Margaret Asquith (1864-1945) was a leading figure in social and political circles. In 1894 she married the future Prime Minister Herbert Asquith and became acquainted with many of the leading politicians and thinkers of the day. She was outspoken in her opinions and a strong supporter of the ...
People also ask
Who was Margot Asquith?
Did Margot Asquith suffer more than Cherie Blair?
Who was Margot Tennant Asquith?
Why did Margot Asquith lose her husband?
Margot Asquith spent the last years of her life in London's Savoy Hotel, saddened by war and the death of her daughter Elizabeth Bibesco in 1943. Asquith continued to attract new friends up to her death in 1945, at the age of 81. sources: Carter, Mark Bonham, ed. The Autobiography of Margot Asquith. Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press, 1962.
