Peregrine Cust (1723–1785)
Peregrine Cust (1723 – 2 January 1785) was a British politician and Member of Parliament (MP). He was also Deputy Chairman of the East India Company in 1769.[1]
Family and early life
Cust was born in 1723 and baptized on 19 May 1723.[2] He was the fourth son of Sir Richard Cust, 2nd Baronet, and a younger brother of Sir John Cust and Francis Cust, both future politicians.[2] Peregrine was educated at The King's School, Grantham, and apprenticed to a firm of linen drapers in 1739. He was sent to Holland in 1743 for his further education, where he learnt Dutch.[2]
Business career
He was a director of the East India Company from 1767 to 1769, serving as deputy chairman from 1769 to 1770.
Political career
After investing £1,200 and having gained the interest of Charles Walcott, Cust was elected as MP for Bishop's Castle in 1761. He held the seat until 1768, when he was elected MP for New Shoreham.[2] He represented New Shoreham until 1774, when he stood for Ilchester. Though he was declared to have been returned, a subsequent petition uncovered evidence of bribery and the election was declared void.[2] Cust did not stand in the resulting re-election, but instead stood for Grantham in 1776, to which seat he was elected. He represented Grantham until 1780, when he again stood for Ilchester, and this time was declared duly elected.[2] He was re-elected to the seat in 1784, and died the following year on 2 January 1785.[2]
Notes
- The India list and India Office list for ... - Great Britain. India Office - Google Books
- The House of Commons: 1754 - 1790. pp. 291–3.
References
- Bindoff, Stanley T.; Roskell, John S.; Namier, Lewis; Sedgwick, Romney; Hayton, David; Cruickshanks, Eveline; Thorne, R. G.; Hasler, P. W. (1983). The House of Commons: 1754 - 1790: Members K-Y. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 0-436-30420-1.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Dashwood-King Henry Grenville |
Member of Parliament for Bishop's Castle 1761–1768 With: Francis Child 1761–1763 George Clive 1763–1768 |
Succeeded by George Clive William Clive |
| Preceded by The Lord Pollington Sir Samuel Cornish |
Member of Parliament for New Shoreham 1768–1774 With: Sir Samuel Cornish 1768–1770 John Purling 1770 Thomas Rumbold 1770–1774 |
Succeeded by Charles Goring Sir John Shelley |
| Preceded by Peter Legh Sir Brownlow Cust, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Ilchester 1774–1775 With: William Innes |
Succeeded by Nathaniel Webb Owen Salusbury Brereton |
| Preceded by Sir Brownlow Cust, Bt Lord George Manners |
Member of Parliament for Grantham 1776–1780 With: Lord George Manners |
Succeeded by Francis Cockayne-Cust George Manners-Sutton |
| Preceded by Nathaniel Webb Owen Salusbury Brereton |
Member of Parliament for Ilchester 1780–1784 With: Samuel Smith 1780–1784 Benjamin Bond-Hopkins 1784 |
Succeeded by John Harcourt Benjamin Bond-Hopkins |