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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
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

^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 26 December 2010.

[1] "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 26 December 2010.

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 Cust was a younger son of the [[Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow|1st Baron Brownlow]] and was educated at the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst|Royal Military College]]. In 1810, he joined the [[16th Regiment of Light Dragoons]] as a cadet and was [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|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 of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] as [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for [[Grantham (UK Parliament constituency)|Grantham]] until 1826 and then for [[Lostwithiel (UK Parliament constituency)|Lostwithiel]] from 1826-32. In 1831, he was awarded the [[Royal Guelphic Order|KCH]] by [[William IV of the United Kingdom|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]].
+From 1818, Cust sat in [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] as [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for [[Grantham (UK Parliament constituency)|Grantham]] until 1826 and then for [[Lostwithiel (UK Parliament constituency)|Lostwithiel]] from 1826-32. In 1831, he was awarded the [[Royal Guelphic Order|KCH]] by [[William IV of the United Kingdom|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}}. <ref> {{cite web | url= http://www2.royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=1&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27cust%27%29| title= Library and Archive Catalogue| publisher= Royal Society| accessdate= 26 December 2010}} </ref>
 In 1845, [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|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]].