Frederick Edward Guest, known as Freddie Guest (14 June 1875 to 28 April 1937), was a British politician and a polo player. In public life he was Chief Whip of David Lloyd George's Coalition Liberal Party from 1917 to 1921 and Secretary of State for Air from 1921 to 1922. In sport he played polo for Great Britain at the 1924 Summer Olympics, where the British team won the bronze medal, alongside Frederick W. Barrett, Dennis Bingham and Kinnear Wise. The article also records him among the winners of the Roehampton Trophy and says he lent horses to the English team for International Polo Cup matches. His son Winston Frederick Churchill Guest also became a polo player.
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Born 14 June 1875
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Sex Male
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Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Plays: Polo, Results
Polo, Men (Olympic)
Competed In: 1924 Summer Olympics, Results
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