Baron Haden-Guest, of Saling in the

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, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 2 February 1950 for the Labour Party politician Leslie Haden-Guest. He had previously represented Southwark North and

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in the

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. His fourth son, the fourth Baron (who succeeded his half-brother in 1987, who in his turn had succeeded his brother in 1974), was a

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official for many years. The title is held by his son

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, the fifth Baron, who succeeded him in 1996. Christopher Guest is a film director, writer, actor and musician, married to the actress

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, who is therefore the current Lady Haden-Guest.

Barons Haden-Guest (1950)

Leslie Haden-Guest, 1st Baron Haden-Guest Leslie Haden-Guest, 1st Baron Haden-Guest, (10 March 1877 – 20 August 1960) was a British author, journalist, doctor and Labour Party politician. Early life Haden-Guest was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England, the son of Catharine Anna (née ...

(1877–1960) *Stephen Haden Haden-Guest, 2nd Baron Haden-Guest (1902–1974) *Richard Haden Haden-Guest, 3rd Baron Haden-Guest (1904–1987) * Peter Albert Michael Haden-Guest, 4th Baron Haden-Guest (1913–1996) * Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest (born 1948) Anthony Haden-Guest, the current baron's older half-brother, was born out of wedlock, and hence is not in the

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is the present holder's brother, The Hon. Nicholas Haden-Guest (born 1951). There are no more heirs to the barony.

Male-line family tree

Coat of arms

ARMS: Sable two flaunches or, three Welsh triple harps in fess counter-changed. CREST: A caladrius displayed sable, beaked, legged and charged on the breast with a sun in splendour or. SUPPORTERS: Dexter, a leopard Sable semée of roundels Or and grasping in the interior paw a quill Or; Sinister, a leopard Or semée of roundels Sable and grasping in the interior paw a quill Sable. MOTTO: Non nobis solum nati sumus (Not for ourselves alone do we come into the world).

References

* Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. {{DEFAULTSORT:Haden-Guest Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1950 Noble titles created for UK MPs