Sir Richard Cust, 1st Baronet
Member of the British Parliament
for Lincolnshire
In office
1653
Member of Parliament
for Stamford
In office
1679–1685
Baronet of Stamford
In office
1677–1700
Personal details
SpouseBeatrice Pury

Sir Richard Cust, 1st Baronet (23 June 1622 – 30 August 1700)[citation needed] was a British barrister and Member of Parliament.

Cust was the son of Samuel Cust and Ann Burrell. He represented Lincolnshire in the House of Commons in 1653 and Stamford from 1679 to 1685. In 1677 he was created a Baronet, of Stamford in the County of Lincoln.[1]

Cust married Beatrice Pury, daughter of William Pury, on 29 August 1644.[2] He died in August 1700, aged 78, and was succeeded by his grandson Richard Cust. The latter's son Sir John Cust, 3rd Baronet, served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1761 to 1770.

References

  1. ^ "CUST, Sir Richard, 1st Bt. (1622–1700), of the Black Friars, Stamford, Lincs. | History of Parliament Online".
  2. ^ "Cust, Sir Richard, first baronet". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/66225. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Parliament of England Preceded byPeregrine BertieCharles Bertie Member of Parliament for Stamford 1679–1685 With: William Hyde Succeeded byPeregrine BertieCharles Bertie Baronetage of England New creation Baronet(of Stamford) 1677–1700 Succeeded byRichard Cust
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