Born in 1867 he lived all his life at The Elders, Main Street, South Hiendley below the Sun Inn.

Its thanks to people like John Guest that we have a Minimum Wages Act, a universal state pension, education reforms for all and Unions.

He was a proud Wesleyan Methodist, Justice of the Peace, County Alderman and member of South Hiendley Parish Council since its inception in 1894.

He was once betrothed to a lady by the name of Ann Lambert but she was to die suddenly before they could marry so he lived with his older sister Rachel and her daughter Ada.

Due to differences with his family, John Guest was carelessly buried in an unmarked grave in St. Peters church in Felkirk, near South Hiendley.