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Baron Haden-Guest

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

Baron Haden-Guest,ofSalingin theCounty of Essex,is a title in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.[1]It was created on 2 February 1950 for theLabour PartypoliticianLeslie Haden-Guest.He had previously representedSouthwark NorthandIslington Northin theHouse 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 aUnited Nationsofficial for many years.

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

Barons Haden-Guest (1950)[edit]

Anthony Haden-Guest,the current baron's older half-brother, was born out of wedlock, and hence is not in theline of succession.As the current baron has no sons, theheir presumptiveis his brother,the Hon.Nicholas Haden-Guest(born 1951). There are no more heirs to the barony.[citation needed]

Title succession chart[edit]

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[edit]

ARMS: Sable two flaunchesor,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[edit]

  • Morris, Susan, ed. (2019).Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage.New York: St Martin's Press. p. 2604.ISBN9781999767051.

References[edit]

  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.Archivedfrom the original on 14 October 2018.Retrieved13 October2018.
  3. ^"Jamie Lee Curtis Is Actually A Baroness—With A Really Hefty Net Worth".Yahoo! News.Archivedfrom the original on 13 October 2022.Retrieved13 October2022.