Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow
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Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow FRS (3 December 1744 – 25 December 1808), known as Sir Brownlow Cust, 4th Baronet, from 1770 to 1776, was a British
Tory
Member of Parliament
.
Brownlow was the son of Sir John Cust, 3rd Baronet
, Speaker of the House of Commons
, and Etheldred Payne, daughter of Thomas Payne. He was educated at Eton
and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
. In 1766 Brownlow was elected to the House of Commons
for Ilchester
, a seat he held until 1774, and then represented Grantham
between 1774 and 1776. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Brownlow, of Belton in the County of Lincoln. The peerage was chiefly in recognition of his father's services.
Lord Brownlow married firstly Jocosa Katherina Drury, daughter of Sir Thomas Drury, 1st Baronet, in 1770. They had one daughter. After his first wife's early death in 1772 he married secondly Frances Bankes, daughter of Sir Henry Bankes, in 1775. They had six children. Lord Brownlow died in December 1808, aged 64, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son John Cust
, who was created Earl Brownlow in 1815. His younger son, Edward Cust was created a Baronet in 1876 (see Cust Baronets
).
United Kingdom
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Tory
Tory
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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.
Brownlow was the son of Sir John Cust, 3rd Baronet
Sir John Cust, 3rd Baronet
Sir John Cust, 3rd Baronet PC was a British politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1761 to 1770....
, Speaker of the House of Commons
Speaker of the British House of Commons
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the United Kingdom's lower chamber of Parliament. The current Speaker is John Bercow, who was elected on 22 June 2009, following the resignation of Michael Martin...
, and Etheldred Payne, daughter of Thomas Payne. He was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is notable as the only college founded by Cambridge townspeople: it was established in 1352 by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary...
. In 1766 Brownlow was elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for Ilchester
Ilchester (UK Parliament constituency)
Ilchester was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832...
, a seat he held until 1774, and then represented Grantham
Grantham (UK Parliament constituency)
Grantham was a Parliamentary constituency in Lincolnshire, England.The constituency was created in 1468 as a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until the union with Scotland, and then to the Parliament of Great Britain...
between 1774 and 1776. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Brownlow, of Belton in the County of Lincoln. The peerage was chiefly in recognition of his father's services.
Lord Brownlow married firstly Jocosa Katherina Drury, daughter of Sir Thomas Drury, 1st Baronet, in 1770. They had one daughter. After his first wife's early death in 1772 he married secondly Frances Bankes, daughter of Sir Henry Bankes, in 1775. They had six children. Lord Brownlow died in December 1808, aged 64, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son John Cust
John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow
John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow, GCH was a British Peer and Tory politician.Cust was the eldest son of the 1st Baron Brownlow and his second wife, Frances. In 1802, he was elected as MP for Clitheroe and held the seat until he succeeded to his father's title in 1807. In May, 1805 he was elected a...
, who was created Earl Brownlow in 1815. His younger son, Edward Cust was created a Baronet in 1876 (see Cust Baronets
Cust Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Cust family, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom....
).