Leslie Haden-Guest, 1st Baron Haden-Guest
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The Right Honourable The Lord Haden-Guest MC |
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Member of Parliament for Islington North |
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In office 13 October 1937 – 23 February 1950 |
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| Preceded by | Albert William Goodman |
| Succeeded by | Ronw Moelwyn Hughes |
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Member of Parliament for Southwark North |
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In office 6 December 1923 – 1927 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Anthony Strauss |
| Succeeded by | Edward Anthony Strauss |
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10 March 1877 Oldham, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 20 August 1960 (aged 83) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Owens College, Manchester |
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| Allegiance |
 British Empire
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| Service/branch | British Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Royal Army Medical Corps |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War First World War Second World War |
Leslie Haden Guest, 1st Baron Haden-Guest, MC (10 March 1877 – 20 August 1960) was a British author, journalist, doctor and Labour Party politician.
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. He was educated first at William Hulme's Grammar School, then studied medicine at Owens College, Manchester, and the London Hospital.
He served in the Royal Army Medical Corps in the Boer War, World War I, and World War II, winning a Military Cross. He was the founder of the Anglo-French Committee of the Red Cross and the Order of St. John. He was a member of the London County Council for Woolwich East (1919-22). He was a Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Southwark North (1923–27), and for Islington North (1937–50), and founded the Labour Party Commonwealth Group.
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