Sir John Hanmer, 1st Baronet

Sir John Hanmer, 1st Baronet (1590–1624) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1624.

A painting of John Hanmer by Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen

Hanmer was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Hanmer, who was MP for Flintshire in 1593.

He was a member of the Council of Wales and the Marches, and was a leader of the Puritan party. He was created baronet on 8 July 1620.[1]

In 1624, Hanmer was elected Member of Parliament for Flintshire.[2] He died later in the year at the age of 33.[1]

Hanmer married Dorothy Trevor, daughter of Sir Richard Trevor of Allington.[1] His son Thomas succeeded to the baronetcy and was also MP for Flint and Flintshire.

References
  1. W R Williams The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales
  2. Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.


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