1 3 ▁was ▁A ide - de - camp ▁to ▁Sir ▁Row land ▁Hill ▁at ▁P amp el una ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁V itor ia . ▁He ▁reached ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Lieutenant - Col onel . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁J . P . ▁and ▁Deput y ▁Lieutenant ▁for ▁Bed ford shire , ▁Buck ingham shire ▁and ▁Ber k shire . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁general ▁election ▁Han mer ▁was ▁elected ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁for ▁West bury , ▁but ▁res igned ▁the ▁seat ▁shortly ▁afterwards . ▁After ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁reform , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁general ▁election ▁as ▁MP ▁for ▁A yles bury , ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁seat ▁until ▁he ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁Han mer ▁became ▁High ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁Buck ingham shire . ▁ ▁Han mer ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 9 . ▁He ▁had ▁married ▁Sarah ▁Ser ra ▁X imen es , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sir ▁Morris ▁X imen es ▁of ▁Bear ▁Place , ▁Ber k shire . ▁They ▁lived ▁at ▁Stock gro ve ▁Park , ▁Le ight on ▁B uzz ard . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 7 8 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 6 8 ▁death s ▁Category : UK ▁MP s ▁ 1 8 3 2 – 1 8 3 5 ▁Category : UK ▁MP s ▁ 1 8 3 1 – 1 8 3