Wanda Holden

Wanda Holden, by Lafayette, 1929

Wanda Holden (circa 1911 - 30 October 1956) was an English socialite, included in The Book of Beauty by Cecil Beaton.

Biography

Daughter of Emily Marion Holden and financier Major Norman Holden OBE, son of the Liberal politician Sir Edward Holden.[1][2]

On 17 July 1929 Wanda Holden married Charles Baillie-Hamilton.[1][2] She was described in the press as "one of the most admired débutantes of the last season, with a vivacious personality",[3] and "one of the most popular figures in society".[4] They were divorced in November 1932 in an uncontested claim of her adultery with the actor John Loder.[5]

From 1929 to 1931 she held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Bath.[1]

In 1933 she was included in The Book of Beauty by Cecil Beaton, of her Beaton said she was "a wild-eyed bacchante".[6]

On 6 November 1936 she married Frank Ormond Soden and moved to Kenya. She died on 30 October 1956, at Chateau Shauri, Timau, near Nanyuki, Kenya, and is buried at Nanyuki Cemetery, Kenya.[2][7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
  2. ↑ 'MP's Romance: Engaged to Beautiful Debutante', Straits Times 20 May 1929.
  3. ↑ "Holden Wedding Proves Attraction of Season for London Smart Folk - 17 Aug 1929, Sat • Page 44". The Winnipeg Tribune: 44. 1929. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Divorce for Former M.P. - 20 Nov 1932, Sun • Page 18". The Observer: 18. 1932. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Beaton, Cecil (1933). The Book Of Beauty. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Times, 7 Nov 1956
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