Sir Richard Cust, 1st Baronet

Sir Richard Cust, 1st Baronet (23 June 1622 – 30 August 1700)^{[citation needed]} was an English barrister and Member of Parliament.

Sir Richard Cust, 1st Baronet
Member of the British Parliament for Lincolnshire
In office 1653
Member of Parliament for Stamford
In office 1679–1685
Baronet of Stamford
In office 1677–1700
Personal details
Spouse	Beatrice Pury

Cust was the son of Samuel Cust and Ann Burrell. He represented Lincolnshire in the House of Commons in 1653 and Stamford from 1679 to 1685. In 1677 he was created a Baronet, of Stamford in the County of Lincoln.^[1]

He was admitted to Inner Temple on 18 February 1640/41 and studied law as a barrister. He gained the rank of Captain on 31 December 1642 in the service of the trained bands in the Parliament Army. He later became a prominent county magistrate and landowner.^[2]

Cust married Beatrice Pury, daughter of William Pury, on 29 August 1644.^[3] He died in August 1700, aged 78, and was buried on 6 September 1700 at St George’s Church, Stamford^[2]. He was succeeded by his grandson Richard Cust. The latter's son Sir John Cust, 3rd Baronet, served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1761 to 1770.