Asquith

[ as-kwith ]

/ ˈæs kwɪθ /

Herbert Henry1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith,1852–1928, British statesman: prime minister 1908–16.

Example sentences from the Web for asquith

If that is what Mr. Asquith said, I agree with him; if he didn't say it, I wish he had.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, April 14, 1920 |Various
Mr. Asquith is supported by a large though incongruous majority.

A Leap in the Dark |A.V. Dicey
It is only seventeen miles or so across these hills to Far Harbor, old chap, and you can get a train there for Asquith.

The Celebrity, Complete |Winston Churchill
Neville, to change the subject (though scarcely for the better), read her "The Autobiography of Mrs. Asquith" till tea-time.

Dangerous Ages |Rose Macaulay

Glasgae bailies well known for what Asquith would call their "almost convulsive" purity.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 108, March 9th 1895 |Various

Asquith

/ (ˈæskwɪθ) /

Herbert Henry, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith. 1852–1928, British statesman; prime minister (1908–16); leader of the Liberal Party (1908–26)