Charles Cust

Charles Cust
Portrait by Martin Archer Shee, circa 1840
Member of Parliament for Shropshire North
In office 1865–1866
High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
In office 1859
Personal details
Born	(1813-09-27)27 September 1813
Died	19 May 1875(1875-05-19) (aged 61)
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Caroline Macdonald ​ (m. 1842)​
Parent	John Cust (father)
Relatives	Egerton family John Egerton (brother) Adelbert Brownlow-Cust (nephew)
Military career
Allegiance	Great Britain
Rank	Captain
Unit	Royal Horse Guards

Charles Henry Cust (27 September 1813 – 19 May 1875) was a British soldier and Conservative politician.

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]}

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Cust