Anglo-Scottish socialite, author and wit (1864–1945)
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The Right Honourable
The Countess of Oxford and Asquith
Born
Emma Margaret Tennant
(1864-02-02)2 February 1864
Peeblesshire (Tweeddale), Scotland
Died
28 July 1945(1945-07-28) (aged 81)
London, England
Resting place
All Saints' Church, Sutton Courtenay
Known for
Spouse of the prime minister of the United Kingdom (1908–1916)
Spouse
H. H. Asquith
(m. 1894; died 1928)
Children
5, including Elizabeth and Anthony
Parent
Sir Charles Tennant, Bt (father)
Relatives
Tennant family
Asquith family
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Emma Margaret Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith (néeTennant; 2 February 1864 – 28 July 1945), known as Margot Asquith, was a British socialite and author. She was married to British Prime Minister H. H. Asquith from 1894 to his death in 1928.
Emma Margaret Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith (née Tennant; 2 February 1864 – 28 July 1945), known as MargotAsquith, was a British socialite and...
to 2007. MargotAsquith (née Tennant), second wife of the first Earl, a socialite, author and wit, became the Countess of Oxford and Asquith upon her...
Persons named Margot include the following: MargotAsquith, countess of Oxford and Asquith Marguerite de Valois, known as La Reine Margot, queen of France...
daughter of H. H. Asquith, the British Prime Minister and the writer MargotAsquith, and the wife of Antoine Bibesco, a Romanian prince and diplomat. She...
Born in London, he was the son of H. H. Asquith, the Prime Minister from 1908 to 1916, and MargotAsquith, who was responsible for 'Puffin' as his family...
Raymond Herbert Asquith (6 November 1878 – 15 September 1916) was an English barrister and eldest son of British prime minister H. H. Asquith. A distinguished...
court in 1905, Violet Asquith entered the social world of parties in her first London season. Sir Charles Tennant, 1st Baronet, Margot's father, hosted with...
wartime to Margot Kempson in 1942 (divorced in 1948), and in 1951 to Margaret Roberts. On 28 March 1942, Thatcher married Margaret Doris "Margot" Kempson...
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became a Liberal politician herself. By his second wife, the former Margot Tennant, Asquith had two more children. His daughter Elizabeth (1897–1945) was a...
earnings from the law.: 94 However, Raymond's father and stepmother, Margot Tennant Asquith, provided him an allowance.: 94" Katharine and Raymond became engaged...
Lady Cynthia Mary Evelyn Asquith (née Charteris; 27 September 1887 – 31 March 1960) was an English writer and socialite, known for her ghost stories and...
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furthering his conspiracy theories and attacking the actress Maud Allan and MargotAsquith, wife of the prime minister. The accusations led to a sensational libel...
the shape of the head and focusing interest on the face. In June 1927 MargotAsquith, Lady Oxford, derided: "Women with neither backs nor tops to their heads...
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Limited". Companies London. Peter Stanford (29 October 2014). "Meet MargotAsquith – a prime minister's wife who was more vilified than Cherie..." The...
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