Education
Born in Edinburgh, Guest was educated at Merchiston Castle School, Clare College, Cambridge (Master of Arts), and Edinburgh University (Bachelor of Laws).
judge Member of the House of Lords
Born in Edinburgh, Guest was educated at Merchiston Castle School, Clare College, Cambridge (Master of Arts), and Edinburgh University (Bachelor of Laws).
He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1925 and to the English Bar (Inner Temple) in 1929. During World World War II, he served in the Army, first in the Royal Artillery and then as a deputy judge-advocate in the War Office, ending the war as a Major. He was appointed King"s Counsel in 1945.
In 1957, Guest was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, becoming Lord Guest.
On 20 January 1961, he was appointed Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and was created a life peer with the title Baron Guest, of Graden in the County of Berwick. In the same year, Guest was invested to the Privy Council and in 1971, he retired as Lord of Appeal.