Clement-Jones family - Person Sheet
Clement-Jones family - Person Sheet
NameHerbert ASQUITH, 4713
Birth1881
Death1947
OccupationPoet and lawyer
FatherHerbert Henry ASQUITH , 4696 (1852-1928)
MotherHelen Kelsall MELLAND , 4698 (-1891)
Spouses
1Cynthia CHARTERIS, 4735
Birth1887
Death1960
FatherHugo Richard CHARTERIS 11th Earl of Wemyss , 4736 (1857-1937)
Notes for Herbert ASQUITH
From WikipediaL:
The second son of H. H. Asquith, British Prime Minister — with whom he is frequently confused — and younger brother of Raymond Asquith. His wife Lady Cynthia Asquith, whom he married in 1910, the daughter of Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss (1857–1937), was also a writer.
Asquith was greatly affected by his service with the Royal Artillery in World War I. His poems include "The Volunteer" and "The Fallen Subaltern", the latter being a tribute to fallen soldiers. His books include "Roon" and "Young Orland"
The second son of H. H. Asquith, British Prime Minister — with whom he is frequently confused — and younger brother of Raymond Asquith. His wife Lady Cynthia Asquith, whom he married in 1910, the daughter of Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss (1857–1937), was also a writer.
Asquith was greatly affected by his service with the Royal Artillery in World War I. His poems include "The Volunteer" and "The Fallen Subaltern", the latter being a tribute to fallen soldiers. His books include "Roon" and "Young Orland"