Surname: Hanmer Forename(s): John b. 22 December 1809. d. 8 March 1881. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet and politician. Born in Hanmer, Wales. Educated at Christ Church, Oxford. MP
for Shrewsbury (1832-1837), Kingston upon Hull (1841-1847), and Flint boroughs (1847-1872).
Married Georgiana Chetwynd on 3 September 1833. Made First Baron Hanmer in 1872. Author
of several volumes of poetry including Poems on Various Subjects (1836) and Fra Cipolla and Other Poems (1839). Biographical information: Curran Index, ODNB. (AC, CC)