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 Bethell, 1st Baronet, who had previously represented Romford and East Ham North in Parliament.[2][3] He had already been created a Baronet, of Romford in the County of Essex, on 26 June 1911.[1]

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 Bethell, 1st Baronet
Present holder	James Nicholas Bethell, 5th Baron Bethell
Heir apparent	Jacob Bethell
Remainder to	Heirs male of the first baron's body lawfully begotten
Motto	Servabo fidem ("I will keep faith")

John Bethell, 1st Baron Bethell

The title descended from father to son until the early death of the third Baron, in 1967. The late Baron was succeeded by his first cousin, the fourth Baron. He was the son of William Gladstone Bethell, third son of the first Baron. Lord Bethell was a historian and Conservative politician. As of 2017, the titles are held by his eldest son, the fifth Baron, who succeeded in 2007[4] and was elected in 2018 to sit in the House of Lords as one of the 92 representatives of the hereditary peers.[5]