Earl of Oxford and Asquith

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Earldom of Oxford and Asquith

Blazon

Arms: Sable on a Fess between three Cross Crosslets Argent a Portcullis of the field. Crest: Issuant out of Clouds proper, a Mascle Gules. Supporters: On either side a Lion Purpure, charged on the shoulder with an open Book Argent, edged Or.

Creation date10 February 1925
heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titlesViscount Asquith
StatusExtant
MottoSine macula macla
("Spotless")[2]
Herbert Henry Asquith,
1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

Earl of Oxford and Asquith is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1925 for the Liberal politician H. H. Asquith. He was Home Secretary from 1892 to 1895, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1905 to 1908, Leader of the Liberal Party from 1908 to 1926 and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916.[3] Asquith was made Viscount Asquith, of Morley in the West Riding of the County of York, at the same time, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. This title is used as a courtesy title by the heir apparent to the earldom.

Asquith had originally wanted to be created simply

earls of Oxford and earls Mortimer. In the face of opposition from them, another title had to be selected – the formal title 'Earl of Oxford and Asquith' was finally decided as a compromise, with it being abbreviated to 'Earl of Oxford' in everyday conversation and letters, which still irritated the other families.[5][6]

The first Earl was succeeded in 1928 by his grandson, his eldest son

Governor of the Seychelles
from 1962 to 1967. He died in 2011 and was succeeded by his son, the third Earl and current holder of the title. The current Lord Oxford and Asquith is a retired diplomat.

Several other members of the Asquith family have also gained distinction.

Violet Asquith, better known under her married name of Violet Bonham Carter, was a Liberal politician and was created a life peer as Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury in 1964. Her eldest son Mark Bonham Carter was a publisher and politician and was created a life peer as Baron Bonham-Carter in 1986. His daughter is the life peer Jane Bonham Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
.

British Ambassador to Iraq from 2006 to 2007. Margot Asquith
(née Tennant), second wife of the first Earl, a socialite, author and wit, became the Countess of Oxford and Asquith upon her husband's becoming the first Earl.

The family seat is Mells Manor, near Mells, Somerset.

Earls of Oxford and Asquith (1925)

The heir apparent is the present holder's only son, Mark Julian Asquith, Viscount Asquith (b. 1979), who is married to Helen, daughter of Christopher Prentice.
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son, George Hannibal Asquith (b. 2011).[citation needed]

Line of succession and other titles held by descendants of the 1st Earl

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "No. 33019". The London Gazette. 10 February 1925. p. 983.
  2. ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1929). Armorial families : a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour. p. 56. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "The Earl of Oxford and Asquith". The Daily Telegraph. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Past Earls of Oxford: A Title Laden With Traditions". The Times. 26 January 1925. p. 14.
  5. ^ "The Earl of Oxford and Asquith: Mr. G.H. Drummond's Caveat". The Times. 13 February 1925. p. 14.
  6. ^ "The Earl of Oxford and Asquith: Lady Dupplin's Caveat". The Times. 14 February 1925. p. 14.
  7. ^ "Issue 594". Doctor Who Magazine. September 2023.
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