| has gloss | eng: 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. 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 Earl of Oxford. However, this greatly offended the relatives of the dormant earldom of Oxford, held for many centuries by the de Vere family, and 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. the titles are held by Asquith's grandson, the second Earl, who succeeded in 1928. Lord Oxford and Asquith is a former diplomat and administrator and served as Governor of the Seychelles from 1962 to 1967. |
