Philanthropist, Businessman, Mr. Guest played polo in the United States, Britain, China, India and Argentina. His teammates included the Duke of York, who became King George VI of England; Lord Louis Mountbatten of Burma, and top American players Thomas Hitchcock Jr., Cecil Smith and Elmer Boeseke Jr. In 1930, he was one of the United States players who successfully defended the international polo trophy against the British team. Mr. Guest also played indoor polo, and he was the only player who ranked at 10 goals in both the outdoor and indoor sport. A polo player's ability is ranked on a scale of one to 10 goals. Winston Frederick Churchill Guest was born in England. He was a godson and second cousin of Sir Winston Churchill. Their common ancestor was John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough. Mr. Guest's modern connection with the Churchills derived from the 1905 marriage in England of his American mother, Amy Phipps, to Frederick E. Guest, a first cousin of Winston Churchill. Amy Phipps was a daughter of Henry Phipps, a philanthropist and partner of Andrew Carnegie, the industrial magnate. Mr. Guest graduated from Yale University in 1927 and the Columbia University School of Law in 1932. He practiced law in New York City in the 1930's. He married the former Helena Woolworth McCann in 1934. The marriage ended in divorce. In 1936, he won a suit to clarify his American citizenship, which he had taken for granted. The question of whether he was a citizen was raised by Democrats in a political race in which Mr. Guest ran unsuccessfully for United States senator from New York as a Republican. In World War II, Mr. Guest was a captain in the United States Marine Corps. In 1947, he married the former Lucy Douglas Cochrane of Boston in Havana. Ernest Hemingway and his wife gave a reception for the couple.
Bio by: Bobby Kelley
Bio by: Bobby Kelley
Philanthropist, Businessman, Mr. Guest played polo in the United States, Britain, China, India and Argentina. His teammates included the Duke of York, who became King George VI of England; Lord Louis Mountbatten of Burma, and top American players Thomas Hitchcock Jr., Cecil Smith and Elmer Boeseke Jr. In 1930, he was one of the United States players who successfully defended the international polo trophy against the British team. Mr. Guest also played indoor polo, and he was the only player who ranked at 10 goals in both the outdoor and indoor sport. A polo player's ability is ranked on a scale of one to 10 goals. Winston Frederick Churchill Guest was born in England. He was a godson and second cousin of Sir Winston Churchill. Their common ancestor was John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough. Mr. Guest's modern connection with the Churchills derived from the 1905 marriage in England of his American mother, Amy Phipps, to Frederick E. Guest, a first cousin of Winston Churchill. Amy Phipps was a daughter of Henry Phipps, a philanthropist and partner of Andrew Carnegie, the industrial magnate. Mr. Guest graduated from Yale University in 1927 and the Columbia University School of Law in 1932. He practiced law in New York City in the 1930's. He married the former Helena Woolworth McCann in 1934. The marriage ended in divorce. In 1936, he won a suit to clarify his American citizenship, which he had taken for granted. The question of whether he was a citizen was raised by Democrats in a political race in which Mr. Guest ran unsuccessfully for United States senator from New York as a Republican. In World War II, Mr. Guest was a captain in the United States Marine Corps. In 1947, he married the former Lucy Douglas Cochrane of Boston in Havana. Ernest Hemingway and his wife gave a reception for the couple.
Bio by: Bobby Kelley
Bio by: Bobby Kelley
