Richard Cust (1728 – 16 October 1783) was an English clergyman who served as

Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons The Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons, also known as the Speaker's Chaplain, is a Church of England priest who officiates at services held at the Palace of Westminster and its associated chapel, St Mary Undercroft. The Chaplain ...

, Dean of Rochester and Dean of Lincoln.

Life

Cust was the son of

Sir Richard Cust, 2nd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only ...

and his wife Anne Brownlow, daughter of Sir William Brownlow, 4th Baronet . He was educated at

Merton College, Oxford Merton College (in full: The House or College of Scholars of Merton in the University of Oxford) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, ...

, matriculating in 1745 aged 17, graduating B.A. 1749, M.A. 1752, B.D. &

D.D. A Doctor of Divinity (D.D. or DDiv; la, Doctor Divinitatis) is the holder of an advanced academic degree in divinity. In the United Kingdom, it is considered an advanced doctoral degree. At the University of Oxford, doctors of divinity are ran ...

1763. Cust was Speaker's Chaplain to his brother, Speaker

Sir John Cust Sir John Cust, 3rd Baronet PC (29 August 1718 – 24 January 1770), of Belton House near Grantham in Lincolnshire, was a British politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1761 to 1770. Origins He was the eldest son of Sir ...

. He was appointed a Canon of Christ Church, Oxford in October 1765, and rector of Belton, Lincolnshire in 1770. He also served as Dean of Rochester 1779–1782 and Dean of Lincoln 1782–1783. Cust died on 16 October 1783 at

The Old Deanery, Lincoln The Old Deanery, Lincoln was the official residence of the Dean of Lincoln. It was a spacious building set around a courtyard. The Deanery is thought to have been started in 1254 by Richard de Gravesend, who became Dean in that year and Bishop of ...

Family

In 1767, Cust married Mary Harris, daughter of Rev. George Harris. He died without issue.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cust, Richard 1728 births 1783 deaths Alumni of Merton College, Oxford Chaplains of the House of Commons (UK) Deans of Rochester Deans of Lincoln