3rd Baronet of Stamford, PC. He was a British politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1761 to 1770. He was the son of Sir Richard Cust, 2nd Baronet, and Anne Brownlow, daughter of Sir William Brownlow, 4th Baronet. He was educated at Eton and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He was elected to the House of Commons for Grantham in 1743, seat he would continue to represent until his death 27 years later. In 1761 he was appointed Speaker of the House of Commons, which he remained until shortly before his death. He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1762. He married Etheldred Payne, daughter of Thomas Payne, in 1743. He was succeeded in his title by his son Brownlow Cust, who in 1776 was raised to the peerage as Baron Brownlow in recognition of his father's services.
3rd Baronet of Stamford, PC. He was a British politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1761 to 1770. He was the son of Sir Richard Cust, 2nd Baronet, and Anne Brownlow, daughter of Sir William Brownlow, 4th Baronet. He was educated at Eton and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He was elected to the House of Commons for Grantham in 1743, seat he would continue to represent until his death 27 years later. In 1761 he was appointed Speaker of the House of Commons, which he remained until shortly before his death. He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1762. He married Etheldred Payne, daughter of Thomas Payne, in 1743. He was succeeded in his title by his son Brownlow Cust, who in 1776 was raised to the peerage as Baron Brownlow in recognition of his father's services.
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