Herbert Melville Guest
Herbert Melville Guest (29 January 1853 – 29 June 1938) was an author, newspaper owner and politician of the Transvaal. He acquired the Klerksdorp Mining Record in 1889. He wrote several books on the Second Boer War in the area of Klerksdorp. In 1903 he became one of the first city council members and was mayor from 1910 to 1911. One of his sons was Ernest Lucas Guest, the prominent government minister of Southern Rhodesia.
Herbert Melville Guest | |
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| Mayor of Klerksdorp | |
| In office 1910–1911 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Governor General | Herbert Gladstone |
| Prime Minister | Louis Botha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1853 Kidderminster, England |
| Died | 29 June 1938 (aged 85) |
| Resting place | Klerksdorp Old Cemetery |
| Spouse | Lucy Charlotte Lucas (married 1877) |
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| Children | Ernest Lucas Guest |
| Residence | Klerksdorp |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | British Empire |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War |
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