George Askwith, 1st Baron Askwith
The Lord Askwith | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 17 February 1861 Waltham Abbey, Essex, England[1] |
Died | 2 June 1942 (aged 81) Chelsea, London |
Spouse | Ellen Peel (d. 1962) |
Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
George Ranken Askwith, 1st Baron Askwith, KCB, KC (17 February 1861 – 2 June 1942), known as Sir George Askwith between 1911 and 1919, was an English lawyer, civil servant and industrial arbitrator.
Early life
Askwith was from an old Yorkshire family, the great-grandson of William Askwith, Mayor of
At the start of his legal career, Askwith was in the legal chambers of Sir Henry James.[4] He was appointed a King's Counsel in 1908.[5][6]
Public life
In 1899 Askwith was one of the counsel in the
Askwith in 1911 became chairman of the recently-constituted Industrial Council. It brought together industrialists and trade union representatives, in an unsuccessful attempt to create a central hub for conciliation and arbitration of disputes.
Lord Askwith was later Chairman of the Council of the Royal Society of Arts between 1922 and 1924, Treasurer of the Royal Society of Arts between 1925 and 1927 and its Vice-President between 1927 and 1938. He was also President of the Institute of Patentees and Inventors between 1925 and 1942. He published Industrial Problems and Disputes (1920), British Taverns, their History and Laws (1928) and Lord James of Hereford (1930).[2]
Personal life
In 1908, Lord Askwith married Ellen Peel, daughter of Archibald Peel, nephew of the statesman
Lord Askwith died June 1942, aged 81, when the barony became extinct. Lady Askwith died in January 1962.[2][6]
Arms
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References
- ^ 1861 England Census
- ^ a b c "Obituary: Lord Askwith, K.C.". The Times. 3 June 1942. p. 7.
- Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30477. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "No. 28109". The London Gazette. 14 February 1908. p. 1047.
- ^ ISBN 0-9711966-4-8.
- ^ a b c One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). "Askwith, George Ranken Askwith, 1st Baron". Encyclopædia Britannica (12th ed.). London & New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company.
- ^ "No. 28534". The London Gazette. 26 September 1911. p. 7007.
- ^ "No. 28305". The London Gazette. 5 November 1909. p. 8239.
- ^ "No. 31255". The London Gazette. 28 March 1919. p. 4008.
External links
- Works by or about George Askwith, 1st Baron Askwith at Internet Archive
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Askwith
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: London: Dean & son, limited. p. 70.