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*.
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