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

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 in 1624.

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.

In 1624, Hanmer was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Flintshire

Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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. He died later in the year at the age of 33.

Hanmer married Dorothy Trevor, daughter of Sir Richard Trevor of Allington. His son Thomas

Sir Thomas Hanmer, 2nd Baronet

Sir Thomas Hanmer, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and from 1669 to 1678. He was a Royalist during the English Civil War and raised troops for Charles I. In his personal life he was a keen horticulturists...

succeeded to the baronetcy and was also MP for Flint and Flintshire.