Raymond Richard "Andy" Guest Jr. (September 29, 1939 – April 2, 2001) was an American politician. A
Republican, he served as a member of the
Virginia House of Delegates
The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two houses of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbe ...
from 1972 to 2000 and was minority leader in that chamber from 1985 to 1991. He was the son of state senator and
United States Ambassador to Ireland
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Raymond R. Guest. He died of cancer at his home in
Front Royal, Virginia
Front Royal is the only incorporated town in Warren County, Virginia, United States. The population was estimated at 15,400 as of 2023. It is the county seat of Warren County.
History
The entire Shenandoah Valley including the area to beco ...
on April 2, 2001.
[ Guest spent his childhood at ]Carter's Grove Plantation
Carter's Grove, also known as Carter's Grove Plantation, is a plantation located on the north shore of the James River in the Grove Community of southeastern James City County in the Virginia Peninsula area of the Hampton Roads region of Vir ...
, built in 1755. A state park
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in Warren County near his residence, Shenandoah River Raymond R. "Andy" Guest Jr. State Park, was named in his honor in 1995.
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1939 births
2001 deaths
Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates
Yale University alumni
Andy
Politicians from New York City
People from Front Royal, Virginia
20th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly