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In 1766 Brownlow was elected to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] for [[Ilchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Ilchester]], a seat he held until 1774, and then represented [[Grantham (UK Parliament constituency)|Grantham]] between 1774 and 1776. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron Brownlow''', of Belton in the County of Lincoln.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=11665 |date=11 May 1776 |page=2}}</ref> The peerage was chiefly in recognition of his father's services. In 1776, he was made a Fellow of the [[Society of Antiquaries of London]] (FSA).<ref>{{cite web |publisher=The Peerage |title=Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow |url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p1723.htm#i17221 |accessdate=12 October 2016}}</ref> In 1783, he was made a Fellow of the [[Royal Society]] (FRS).<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Royal Society]] |title=Fellows 1660-2007 |url=https://royalsociety.org/~/media/Royal_Society_Content/about-us/fellowship/Fellows1660-2007.pdf |accessdate=12 October 2016}}</ref>
In 1766 Brownlow was elected to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] for [[Ilchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Ilchester]], a seat he held until 1774, and then represented [[Grantham (UK Parliament constituency)|Grantham]] between 1774 and 1776. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron Brownlow''', of Belton in the County of Lincoln.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=11665 |date=11 May 1776 |page=2}}</ref> The peerage was chiefly in recognition of his father's services. In 1776, he was made a Fellow of the [[Society of Antiquaries of London]] (FSA).<ref>{{cite web |publisher=The Peerage |title=Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow |url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p1723.htm#i17221 |accessdate=12 October 2016}}</ref> In 1783, he was made a Fellow of the [[Royal Society]] (FRS).<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Royal Society]] |title=Fellows 1660-2007 |url=https://royalsociety.org/~/media/Royal_Society_Content/about-us/fellowship/Fellows1660-2007.pdf |accessdate=12 October 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Belton House South Elevation.jpg|thumb|Belton House]]
In 1779 he inherited [[Belton House]], near Grantham in Lincolnshire under the will of his mother.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/cust-sir-brownlow-1744-1807|title=CUST, Sir Brownlow, 4th Bt. (1744-1807), of Belton, Lincs.|publisher= History of Parliament Online|accessdate=5 February 2018}} </ref>


==Family==
==Family==

Revision as of 14:45, 8 February 2018

Memorial to Brownlow, Lord Brownlow, by Richard Westmacott in St Peter and St Paul's Church, Belton

Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow FRS FSA (3 December 1744 – 25 December 1807), known as Sir Brownlow Cust, 4th Baronet, from 1770 to 1776, was a British Tory Member of Parliament.

Life

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.[1]

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.[2] The peerage was chiefly in recognition of his father's services. In 1776, he was made a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA).[3] In 1783, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS).[4]

Belton House

In 1779 he inherited Belton House, near Grantham in Lincolnshire under the will of his mother.[5]

Family

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 1807, aged 63, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son John Cust, who was created Earl Brownlow in 1815. His son Henry Cockayne Cust was a Canon of Windsor from 1813 to 1861.[6] His youngest son, Edward Cust was created a baronet in 1876 (see Cust baronets).

Styles of address

  • 1744-1766: Mr Brownlow Cust
  • 1766-1770: Mr Brownlow Cust MP
  • 1770-1776: Sir Brownlow Cust Bt MP
  • 1776: The Right Honourable The Lord Brownlow[a]
  • 1776-1783: The Right Honourable The Lord Brownlow FSA
  • 1783-1807: The Right Honourable The Lord Brownlow FRS FSA
  1. ^ Although The Lord Brownlow was a baronet, by custom the post-nominal of "Bt" is omitted, as Peers of the Realm do not list subsidiary hereditary titles.

References

  1. ^ "Cust, Brownlow (CST762B)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ "No. 11665". The London Gazette. 11 May 1776. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow". The Peerage. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Fellows 1660-2007" (PDF). Royal Society. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  5. ^ "CUST, Sir Brownlow, 4th Bt. (1744-1807), of Belton, Lincs". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  6. ^ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S. L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
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 Member of Parliament for Ilchester
1766–1774
With: Peter Legh 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
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 Member of Parliament for Grantham
1774–1776 		Succeeded by
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Baronetage of England
Preceded by Baronet
(of Stamford)
1770–180 		Succeeded by
Peerage of Great Britain
New title Baron Brownlow
1776–1807 		Succeeded by

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