Mr. Arthur Edward Guest, Chairman, Taff Vale Railway. A photograph from an article published within The Railway Magazine of July 1898. [735]

He was the fifth son of Sir Josiah Guest and Lady Charlotte Elizabeth and became a Conservative Politician for Poole in 1867 and unsuccessfully contested a seat at Cardiff in 1880.

 

Mr Arthur Edward Guest, 'A South Western Director' Yachtsman. [002]

A caricature published within Vanity Fair during August 1896. The author was Sir Leslie Matthew Ward 'Spy' ; note the artwork is signed in the lower right hand corner! The comment was :

"He can hit birds, he can fish . . . . He is a cheery, genial soul, and an excellent host, who can tell an after-dinner story. He never raced, and he only plays cards for love".