Sir Josiah Guest, 1st Baronet
| Josiah John Guest 1st Baronet of Dowlais |
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| Baronet of Dowlais | |
| Predecessor | Title created |
| Successor | Ivor Bertie Guest, 2nd Baronet |
| Spouse | Maria Rankin Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Bertie |
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| Father | Thomas Guest |
| Mother | Jemima Revel Phillips |
| Born | 2 February 1785 Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales |
| Died | 26 November 1852 |
| Buried | St John's Church |
| Occupation | Peerage of England |
Sir Josiah John Guest, 1st Baronet, known as John Josiah Guest, (2 February 1785 – 26 November 1852) was a Welsh engineer and entrepreneur.
Josiah John Guest was born on 2 February 1785 in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. He was the son of Thomas Guest (d. 1807), a partner in the Dowlais Iron Company, and Jemima Revel Phillips. Guest was educated at Bridgnorth Grammar School and Monmouth School.
In 1838, Guest was created a baronet, of Dowlais in the County of Glamorgan. After his death in 1852, he was succeeded by his eldest son, who was elevated to the peerage in 1880 as Baron Wimborne, of Canford Magna in the County of Dorset, on Disraeli's initiative.
After attending school, he learned the trade of ironmaking in his father's foundry at the hands of works manager, John Evans. Guest was renowned for his ability to roll a bar of steel or cut a tram of coal as well as any of his father's workmen. On his father's death in 1807, John inherited his share of the company and developed the business, becoming sole owner of the works in 1815. On his death, the Dowlais Iron Company having become the largest producer of iron in the world.
Guest was elected Member of Parliament for Honiton, Devon in 1825, holding the seat until defeated by Sir George Warrender in 1831. In 1832, he became the first MP for Merthyr Tydfil.
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