Edward Cust
Sir Edward Cust, 1st Baronet, KCH (17 March 1794 – 14 January 1878) was a British soldier, politician and courtier.
Biography
Cust was born in Hill Street, Berkeley Square, Middlesex, London in 1794. He was the sixth son of the 1st Baron Brownlow, and Frances Bankes. His older brothers were John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow, Peregrine Cust, Rev. Henry Cockayne Cust and William Cust.[1]
Cust was educated at Eton College, and the Royal Military College. In 1810, he joined the 16th Regiment of Light Dragoons as a cadet and was Captain of the 5th Regiment of Dragoon Guards from 1816 and Major of the 55th Regiment of Foot from 1821.[2]
From 1818, Cust sat in Parliament as MP for Grantham until 1826 and then for Lostwithiel from 1826-32.[2] In 1831, he was knighted and appointed a KCH by William IV for his military service,[2] and in 1835 he was appointed as one of the Royal Commissioners for reporting on the plans offered by competitors for rebuilding the Houses of Parliament. In February, 1834 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.[3]
Aide to prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, widow of the Crown Princess Charlotte, he followed him to Belgium when he became the first king of the Belgians in 1831. Leopold made him a grand’officer in his order of Leopold in 1855.
In 1845, Queen Victoria appointed him Assistant Master of the Ceremonies and was promoted as Master of the Ceremonies in 1847.[2] He joined the Canterbury Association on 27 May 1848, but resigned again on 22 November of that year.[2] In 1849, the Cust River in Canterbury was named after Sir Edward Cust. The township of Cust was in turn named after the river.[4]
In 1859 Cust was given the colonelcy for life of the 16th (The Queen's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers).[5] In 1876, he was made a baronet.[6][2]
Bibliography
Sir Edward wrote:
- Lives of the warriors of the thirty years' war, Warriors of the 17th century, vol. part I, London: J. Murray, 1865
- Lives of the warriors of the thirty years' war, Warriors of the 17th century, vol. part II, London: J. Murray, 1865
- Lives of the warriors who have commanded fleets and armies before the enemy, Warriors of the 17th century, vol. 3 part III, London: J. Murray, 1869
References
- ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 544. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|editorlink=ignored (|editor-link=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f Bain, Rev. Michael (2007). The Canterbury Association (1848-1852): A Study of Its Members’ Connections (PDF). Christchurch: Project Canterbury. pp. 27–28. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ^ Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling (ed.). Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 94. ISBN 9780143204107.
- ^ Mills, T.F. "16th The Queen's Lancers". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
- ^ "No. 24299". The London Gazette. 25 February 1876. p. 884.
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- 1878 deaths
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- 55th Regiment of Foot officers
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- Knights Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1818–20
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- UK MPs 1826–30
- Younger sons of barons
- UK MPs 1830–31
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- Fellows of the Royal Society
- Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
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- Cust family