Thomas Hanmer (c. 1702–1737), of Fenns,

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, was an English Tory politician who sat in the

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from 1734 to 1737. Hanmer was the eldest son of William Hanmer of Fenns, Shropshire and his wife Esther Jennens, daughter of Humphrey Jennens of Gopsall, Leicestershire. He was admitted at

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on 25 April 1720 and was awarded BA in 1724. In 1724 he succeeded to the estates of his father. He was awarded MA at Cambridge in 1729 and was incorporated at

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in 1731. He married (with £6,000), Lady Catherine Perceval, daughter of

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on 9 April 1733. At the

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, Hanmer was returned as

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for

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on the Howard interest. He was presumably a Tory Hanmer was the prospective heir of

Sir Thomas Hanmer, 4th Baronet Sir Thomas Hanmer, 4th Baronet (24 September 1677 – 7 May 1746) was Speaker of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1714 to 1715, discharging the duties of the office with conspicuous impartiality. His second marriage was the subject of ...

, but died without issue of

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on 1 April 1737.

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1702 births 1737 deaths Politicians from Shropshire Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1734–1741 Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub