Baron Haden-Guest

Baron Haden-Guest, of Saling in the County of Essex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.^[1] It was created on 2 February 1950 for the Labour Party politician Leslie Haden-Guest. He had previously represented Southwark North and Islington North in the House of Commons. 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 United Nations official for many years.

The coat of arms of the Barons Haden-Guest, based on the blazon in Burke's Peerage – Peerage 200918

The title is held by his son Christopher Guest, the fifth Baron, who succeeded him in 1996. Christopher Guest is a film director, writer, actor and musician, married to the actress Jamie Lee Curtis, who is therefore the current Lady Haden-Guest.^[2][3]

Barons Haden-Guest (1950)

• Leslie Haden-Guest, 1st Baron Haden-Guest (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 line of succession. As the current baron has no sons, the heir presumptive is his brother, the Hon. Nicholas Haden-Guest (born 1951). There are no more heirs to the barony.^{[citation needed]}

Title succession chart

Title succession chart, Barons Haden-Guest
Leslie Haden-Guest 1st Baron Haden-Guest 1877–1960 Stephen Haden-Guest 2nd Baron Haden-Guest 1902–1974 Richard Haden-Guest 3rd Baron Haden-Guest 1904–1987 David Haden-Guest 1911–1938 Peter Haden-Guest 4th Baron Haden-Guest 1913–1996 Brian Haden-Guest 1935–1951 Christopher Haden-Guest 5th Baron Haden-Guest born 1948 Hon. Nicholas Haden-Guest born 1951

Coat of arms

ARMS: Sable two flaunches or, three Welsh triple harps in fess counter-changed.^{[citation needed]}

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).

Further reading

• Morris, Susan, ed. (2019). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. New York: St Martin's Press. p. 2604. ISBN 9781999767051.

References

1. "No. 38830". The London Gazette. 3 February 1950. p. 594.
2. Rowlands, Penelope (25 September 2016). "Tour Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest's House in Los Angeles". Architectural Digest. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
3. "Jamie Lee Curtis Is Actually A Baroness—With A Really Hefty Net Worth". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.