Sir Edward Cust, 1st Baronet, KCH (17 March 1794 – 14 January 1878) was a British soldier, politician and courtier.
Cust was a younger son of the 1st Baron Brownlow and was educated at 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.
From 1818, Cust sat in Parliament as MP for Grantham until 1826 and then for Lostwithiel from 1826-32. In 1831, he was awarded the KCH by William IV for his military service, 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. [1]
In 1845, Queen Victoria appointed him Assistant Master of the Ceremonies and was promoted as Master of the Ceremonies in 1847. In 1876, he was made a baronet.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir William Welby, Bt Robert Smith |
Member of Parliament for Grantham 1818 – 1826 With: Sir William Welby, Bt 1818–1820 James Hughes 1820 Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Bt 1820–1826 |
Succeeded by Montague Cholmeley Frederick Tollemache |
| Preceded by Sir Alexander Grant, Bt Viscount Valletort |
Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel 1826 – 1832 With: Viscount Valletort 1826–1830 Hon. William Vesey-FitzGerald 1830 Viscount Valletort 1830–1832 |
Constituency disenfranchised |
| Preceded by Thomas Hyde |
Assistant Master of the Ceremonies 1845–1847 |
Succeeded by William Cornwall |
| Preceded by Sir Robert Chester |
Master of the Ceremonies 1847 – 1876 |
Succeeded by Sir Christopher Teesdale |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Joseph Thackwell |
Colonel of the 16th Lancers 1859 – 1878 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Shute |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Leasowe Castle) 1876 – 1878 |
Succeeded by Leopold Cust |