Background
Haden-Guest was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England, the son of Catharine Anna (née Johnson) and Alexander Haden-Guest, a physician and surgeon of Manchester who was an active worker for the left.
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Education
He was educated first at William Hulme"s Grammar School, then studied medicine at Owens College, Manchester, and the London Hospital.
Career
He was created a peer 2 February 1950 as Baron Haden-Guest, of Saling in the County of Essex and was a Lord-in-Waiting to the King (February–October 1951), and thereafter an Assistant Opposition Whip in the House of Lords. He was the grandfather of actor Christopher Guest. He was the first Jew to stand for Parliament as a Labour candidate.
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Membership
33rd United Kingdom Parliament. 34th United Kingdom Parliament. 37th United Kingdom Parliament.
38th United Kingdom Parliament]
He was a member of the London County Council for Woolwich East (1919-1922).
He was a Labour Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Southwark North (1923-1927), and for Islington North (1937-1950), and founded the Labour Party Commonwealth Group.
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Political Party
Labour Party