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John Hanmer, 3d baronet and 1st Baron Hanmer of Hanmer and Flint

1809–81

Politician. Matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, in 1827. Conservative MP for Shrewsbury, 1832–7; Hull, 1841–7; Liberal MP for Flint Burghs, 1847–72. Succeeded to the baronetcy in 1828. Created baron, 1872.

Sources

Alum. Oxon.

Burke’s peerage

Bibliography

Alum. Oxon.: Alumni Oxonienses: the members of the University of Oxford, 1500–1886: … with a record of their degrees. Being the matriculation register of the university. Alphabetically arranged, revised, and annotated by Joseph Foster. 8 vols. London and Oxford: Parker & Co. 1887–91.

Burke’s peerage: A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the United Kingdom. Burke’s peerage and baronetage. 1st– edition. London: Henry Colburn [and others]. 1826–.

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