Countess of Oxford and Asquith

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The Countess of Oxford and Asquith, born Margot Tennant, was a prominent British socialite, political hostess, and writer who became the influential wife of Prime Minister H. H. Asquith in the early 20th century.

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Countess of Oxford and Asquith canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British socialite
diarist
human
memoirist
noblewoman
political hostess
writer
associatedWith British political elite
Downing Street
Liberal Party (UK)
birthName Margot Tennant
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
era early 20th century
familyName Asquith
Tennant
fieldOfWork literature
political commentary
gender female
genre autobiography
essay
memoir
givenName Margot
hasSpouseRole wife of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
influenced British political culture through social networks
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Edwardian London
surface form: Edwardian society
name Margot Asquith
nationality British
notableFor correspondence and letters describing political figures of her time
hosting political salons
influence in British political and social life in the early 20th century
sharp, epigrammatic remarks about contemporaries
wit and outspoken personality
notableWork Autobiography
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occupation author
political hostess
socialite
positionHeld Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
relative Herbert Henry Asquith
residence London, England
surface form: London
socialClass aristocracy
socialRole hostess of political gatherings
spouse Herbert Henry Asquith
surface form: H. H. Asquith
title Countess of Oxford and Asquith self-link

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Margot Tennant alsoKnownAs Countess of Oxford and Asquith
Margot Tennant title Countess of Oxford and Asquith
Countess of Oxford and Asquith title Countess of Oxford and Asquith self-link