en Herbert Asquith (poet)

The Honourable

Herbert Asquith
The Honourable; Herbert Asquith
	1918 photograph of Asquith
Born	11 March 1881; Hampstead, London, England
Died	5 August 1947 (aged 66); Bath, Somerset, England
Occupation	Lawyer and writer
Spouse	Lady Cynthia Charteris (m. 1910)
Children	3
Parents	H. H. Asquith (father); Helen Melland (mother);

Herbert Dixon Asquith (11 March 1881 – 5 August 1947) was an English poet, novelist, and lawyer.^[2] Nicknamed "Beb" by his family, he was the second son of H. H. Asquith, British Prime Minister and the younger brother of Raymond Asquith.^[2]

Asquith was greatly affected by his service with the Royal Artillery in World War I.^[3] His poems included "The Volunteer" and "The Fallen Subaltern", the latter being a tribute to fallen soldiers. His poem "Soldiers at Peace" was set to music by Ina Boyle. His novels include the best-selling Young Orland (set during and after the First World War), Wind's End, Mary Dallon, and Roon.^[2]

In 1910, he married Lady Cynthia Charteris, who was also a writer. She was the eldest daughter of Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss, and his wife, Mary Constance Wyndham.^[2] They had three sons.^[4]

Bibliography

1938 - Moments Of Memory. Recollections And Impressions

References

^ 1901 England Census
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Mr. Herbert Asquith – Poet and Novelist". The Times. 8 August 1947. p. 7.
^ Guest, Philip; Guest, Wendy (2012). "A Prime Minister and his Family at War: Part II". Siegfried's Journal. 22 (Summer 2012). Siegfried Sassoon Fellowship: 17–23.
^ "Mr. Herbert Asquith – Poet and Novelist". The Times. 8 August 1947. p. 7.