Raymond R. Guest
| Raymond Richard Guest | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 25, 1907 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 1991 (aged 84) Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Education | Phillips Andover |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
| Occupation | Soldier, businessman, statesman, polo player, racehorse owner/breeder |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Polk Ellen Tuck French Astor Princess Caroline Murat |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Frederick E. Guest Amy Phipps |
| Relatives |
Winston Frederick Churchill Guest (1906-1982) (brother), Diana Guest Manning (1909-1994) (sister) |
Commander Raymond Richard Guest OBE (November 25, 1907 – December 31, 1991) was an American businessman, thoroughbred race horse owner and polo player. He was United States Ambassador to Ireland.
He was born on November 25, 1907 in Manhattan to Frederick Edward Guest (1875–1937), a British Cabinet minister and his American wife, Amy Phipps (1873–1959), daughter of Henry Phipps, Jr. (1839–1930), Andrew Carnegie's business partner in Carnegie Steel Company. He was the grandson of Ivor Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne (1835–1914) and the great-grandson of the John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough, and was Winston Churchill's second cousin. Guest's siblings were Winston Frederick Churchill Guest (1906-1982), also a polo-player whose second wife was C. Z. Guest (1920-2003), the actress and socialite, and Diana Guest Manning (1909-1994). He attended Phillips Andover and graduated from Yale in 1931.
During World War II he served with the United States Navy. He served on mine sweepers and was made head of the Navy section of the Office of Strategic Services in London, England. By the time he left the military in 1946, he had risen to the rank of Commander. He was awarded the Bronze Star and a Legion of Merit, both with combat devices; the Croix de Guerre with star; the Order of the British Empire; the Norwegian Cross, and the Danish Defense Medal.
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