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Charles Cust
Hon. Charles Henry Cust was a British soldier and Conservative politician.
Background
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. ==Military and political career==
Military and political career
Cust was a Captain in the
Royal Horse Guards
. In 1859 he was appointed
High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
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
. ==Family==
Family
Cust married Caroline, daughter of Reginald George Macdonald, in 1842. He died in May 1875, aged 61. Caroline died in October 1887. ==References==
Source: Wikipedia ↗
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