Sir Richard Cust, 1st Baronet

Sir Richard Cust, 1st Baronet (23 June 1622 – 30 August 1700) was an English barrister and Member of Parliament.

Biography Cust was the only son of Samuel Cust and Ann Burrell. He was edcuated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and was afterwards admitted to Inner Temple on 18 February 1640/41 to study law as a barrister.

He represented Lincolnshire in the House of Commons in 1653. At the Stuart Restoration in 1660, Cust sued out a pardon and then represented Stamford from 1679 to 1685. In 1677 he was created a baronet, of Stamford in the County of Lincoln. He died on 30 August 1700, aged 78, and was buried on 6 September 1700 at St George's Church, Stamford. 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.