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- Ernest_Lucas_Guest abstract "Sir Ernest Lucas Guest KBE, CMG, CVO, LLD (20 August 1882 – 20 September 1972) was a Rhodesian politician, lawyer and soldier. He held senior ministerial positions in the government, most notably as Minister for Air during the Second World War.Guest was born in Grahamstown, Cape Colony. His grandfather had moved the family there, leaving Kidderminster, England, where it had been in the printing business for three generations. He saw active service in the Second Boer War, enlisting despite being underage, and again in the First World War, when he was injured in France. His legal career began while back in Southern Rhodesia between those two wars. He won a case against Sir Charles Coghlan, at the time Premier of Southern Rhodesia, and Coghlan invited him to become a partner in his firm, which became known as Coghlan, Welsh & Guest. On his return from the First World War, Guest took responsibility for the Salisbury practice.He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1928 as a member of Coghlan's Rhodesia Party, representing the constituency of Charter, which he held until 1946. He first became a cabinet minister in Godfrey Huggins' government, appointed Minister of Mines and Public Works in June 1938. During the Second World War, Guest was Minister for Air and administered the Rhodesia Air Training Group. After the war he was also Minister of Defence, Minister of Finance and Leader of the House. At the 1946 elections he stood for Salisbury Gardens and held the seat until his retirement from office in 1948.He married Edith May Jones and had two daughters and twin sons, both of whom were killed in action during the Second World War. At his death, both the High Court and Parliament paid public tributes to him. His continuing legacy is most evident in the Kariba Dam, a project that went ahead with his active support.".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest activeYearsEndDate "1944-02-01".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest activeYearsEndDate "1946-05-06".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest activeYearsEndDate "1946-09-26".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest activeYearsEndDate "1948-09-15".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest activeYearsStartDate "1938-06-01".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest activeYearsStartDate "1940-03-28".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest activeYearsStartDate "1946-05-07".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest activeYearsStartDate "1946-06-07".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest almaMater Grahamstown.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest almaMater St._Andrew's_College_(South_Africa).
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest birthDate "1882-08-20".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest birthPlace Cape_Colony.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest birthPlace Cape_Province.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest birthPlace Grahamstown.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest birthYear "1882".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest country British_Empire.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest deathDate "1972-09-20".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest deathPlace Harare.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest deathPlace Rhodesia.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest deathYear "1972".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest militaryRank Lieutenant_colonel_(United_Kingdom).
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest monarch George_VI.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest office "Minister of Air".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest office "Minister of Defence and Air".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest office "Minister of Finance".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest office "Minister of Mines and Public Works".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest party Responsible_Government_Association.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest party United_Federal_Party.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest primeMinister Godfrey_Huggins,_1st_Viscount_Malvern.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest relation Ivor_Forbes_Guest.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest relation Melville_Guest.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest residence Harare.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest residence Rhodesia.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest serviceEndYear "1919".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest serviceStartYear "1899".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest termPeriod Ernest_Lucas_Guest__1.
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- Ernest_Lucas_Guest termPeriod Ernest_Lucas_Guest__3.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest termPeriod Ernest_Lucas_Guest__4.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest wikiPageExternalLink Details?uri=C7406501.
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- Ernest_Lucas_Guest wikiPageExternalLink www.cwg.co.zw.
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- Ernest_Lucas_Guest almaMater "St Andrew's College, Grahamstown".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest before "Max Danziger".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest birthDate "1882-08-20".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest birthPlace Cape_Colony.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest birthPlace Grahamstown.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest dateOfBirth "1882-08-20".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest dateOfDeath "1972-09-20".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest deathDate "1972-09-20".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest deathPlace "Salisbury, Rhodesia".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest hasPhotoCollection Ernest_Lucas_Guest.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest honorificPrefix Colonel.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest honorificPrefix The_Honourable.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest monarch George_VI.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest name "Guest, Ernest Lucas".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest name "Sir Ernest Lucas Guest".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest nationality "British".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest office "Minister of Air".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest office "Minister of Defence and Air".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest office "Minister of Finance".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest office "Minister of Mines and Public Works".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest party Responsible_Government_Association.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest party United_Federal_Party.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest placeOfBirth "Grahamstown, Cape Province, South Africa".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest placeOfDeath Harare.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest placeOfDeath Rhodesia.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest primeminister Godfrey_Huggins,_1st_Viscount_Malvern.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest profession "politician, soldier, lawyer".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest rank Lieutenant_colonel_(United_Kingdom).
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest relations Ivor_Forbes_Guest.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest relations Melville_Guest.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest residence "Salisbury, Rhodesia".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest serviceyears "1899".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest shortDescription "Rhodesian politician".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest spouse "Lady Edie Guest".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest termEnd "1944-02-01".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest termEnd "1946-05-06".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest termEnd "1946-09-26".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest termEnd "1948-09-15".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest termStart "1938-06-01".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest termStart "1940-03-28".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest termStart "1946-05-07".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest termStart "1946-06-07".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest title Defence_minister.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest title Finance_minister.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest years "19461946".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest years "19461948".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest description "Rhodesian politician".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest description "Rhodesian politician".
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest subject Category:1882_births.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest subject Category:1972_deaths.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest subject Category:British_military_personnel_of_the_Second_Boer_War.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest subject Category:Commanders_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest subject Category:Companions_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest subject Category:Knights_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Ernest_Lucas_Guest subject Category:People_from_Grahamstown.