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Authorised form of nameCust; Sir; Edward (1794 - 1878)
Dates1794 - 1878
NationalityBritish
Place of birth30 Hill Street, Berkeley Square, London, England
Date of birth17 March 1794
Place of deathJermyn Street, London
Date of death14 January 1878
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
Belton, near Grantham, Lincolnshire
OccupationSoldier
ActivityCareer:
General, British Army; MP for Grantham (1818-1826); MP for Lostwithiel (December 1826-1832); Master of Ceremonies to Queen Victoria
Honours:
Bt 1876
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election06/02/1834
RelationshipsSon of Sir Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow FRS
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Notes:
Withdrew 1848 (PL).
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/22902151
CodeNA1370
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1834/03Cust, Sir Edward: certificate of election to the Royal Society
MC/4/261Letter from Colonel Edward Cust, Leasowe Castle near Birkenhead, to [Samuel Hunter Christie and Dr Peter Mark Roget] the Secretaries of the Royal Society12 October 1848
MC/4Volume 4 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1844-1850
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