Sir Edward Cust, baronet

(1794-1878)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Cust, Edward, Sir, 1794-1878 NRA: Cust, Sir Edward (1794-1878) 1st Baronet General Military Historian DNB: Cust, Sir Edward, baronet (1794-1878), army officer, historian, and politician LBT ID: EdCust1878 VIAF ID: 22902151 LOC ID: nr93011785	B/BAP: 1794-03-17 DIED: 1878-01-14
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The sixth son of Brownlow Cust, first Baron Brownlow; educated at Eton and Sandhurst, after a distinguished military career and service as Tory MP for Grantham (1818-26) and Lostwithiel (1826-32) he was assistant master of the ceremonies to Queen Victoria. He was an antiquary and prolific writer.
REFERENCES TO Sir Edward Cust, baronet: Clayden, Peter William, 1827-1902, Samuel Rogers and his Contemporaries 2 Vols (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1889) Chapter III. 1834-1837. Found 1: ¶ 28