Baron Bethell

Barony Bethell
Or, on a chevron azure an estoile of the first, in chief two boar’s heads couped of the second
Creation date	23 November 1922 [1]
Created by	King George V
Peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder	Sir John Henry Bethell, 1st Baronet
Present holder	James Nicholas Bethell, 5th Baron Bethell
Heir apparent	Jacob Nicholas Douglas Bethell
Remainder to	Heirs male of the first baron's body lawfully begotten
Motto	Servabo fidem ("I will keep faith")

Sir John Henry Bethell, 1st Baron Bethell

Baron Bethell, of Romford in the County of Essex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in the 1922 Dissolution Honours for the banker and Liberal politician Sir John Henry Bethell, 1st Baronet, who had represented the constituencies of Romford and East Ham North in the House of Commons. ^{[2] [3]} He had previously been created a baronet, of Romford in the County of Essex, on 26 June 1911. ^[1]

History

The title descended in the male line from father to son until the early death of the 3rd Baron in 1967. At that point it passed to his first cousin, Nicholas William Bethell, 4th Baron Bethell, the son of William Gladstone Bethell (third son of the 1st Baron). The 4th Baron was a noted historian and Conservative politician.

Upon the death of the 4th Baron in 2007, the title passed to his eldest son, James Nicholas Bethell, 5th Baron Bethell. In 2018 the 5th Baron was elected as one of the 92 hereditary peers to remain in the House of Lords. ^{[4] [5]}

Barons Bethell (1922)

• **John Henry Bethell, 1st Baron Bethell** (1861 – 1945)
• **John Raymond Bethell, 2nd Baron Bethell** (1902 – 1965)
• **Guy Anthony John Bethell, 3rd Baron Bethell** (1928 – 1967)
• **Nicholas William Bethell, 4th Baron Bethell** (1938 – 2007)
• **James Nicholas Bethell, 5th Baron Bethell** (b. 1967)

The heir apparent is the present holder’s son, Jacob Nicholas Douglas Bethell (b. 2006).

Arms

Or, on a chevron azure an estoile of the first; in chief two boar’s heads couped of the second.

References

1. Charles Mosley, ed. (2003). Burke’s Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107th ed.). Burke’s Peerage & Gentry. p. 366. ISBN   0-9711966-2-1.
2. "No. 32776". The London Gazette . 12 December 1922. p. 8794.
3. "Dissolution Honours – Four New Peers". The Times. 11 November 1922. p. 15.
4. "Obituaries: Lord Bethell". The Daily Telegraph. 11 September 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
5. "Hereditary Peers by-election result (Glentoran)" (PDF). UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2025.