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Charles Henry Cust (27 September 1813 – 19 May 1875) was a British soldier and Conservative politician.
Charles Cust | |
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Member of Parliament for Shropshire North | |
In office 1865–1866 | |
High Sheriff of Northamptonshire | |
In office 1859 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 September 1813 |
Died | 19 May 1875 61) | (aged
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Caroline Macdonald (m. 1842) |
Parent |
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Relatives | Egerton family John Egerton (brother) Adelbert Brownlow-Cust (nephew) |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Great Britain |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | Royal Horse Guards |
Cust was the second son of John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow, and his first wife Sophia, daughter of Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet. John Egerton, Viscount Alford, was his elder brother.[citation needed]
Cust was a Captain in the Royal Horse Guards. In 1859 he was appointed High Sheriff of Northamptonshire[1] and in 1865 was returned to Parliament for Shropshire North. He held the seat only until the following year, when he was succeeded by his nephew, Adelbert Brownlow-Cust.[citation needed]
Cust married Caroline, daughter of Reginald George Macdonald, in 1842. He died in May 1875, aged 61. Caroline died in October 1887.[citation needed]
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