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

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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

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, and was a leader of the Puritan party. He was created

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on 8 July 1620.W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales''
/ref> In 1624, Hanmer was elected Member of Parliament for

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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

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

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1590 births 1624 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales

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People from Flintshire Place of birth missing English MPs 1624–1625 {{1624-England-MP-stub