Background
Hardres was the son of Sir Thomas Hardres, 3rd Baronet and his wife Ursua Rooke, daughter of Sir William Rooke.
Hardres was the son of Sir Thomas Hardres, 3rd Baronet and his wife Ursua Rooke, daughter of Sir William Rooke.
He inherited the baronetcy on 23 February 1688. He was then elected Member of Parliament for Dover from 28 August 1713 to 26 January 1715. He was elected Member of Parliament for Canterbury from 31 August 1727 to 11 April 1735.
Hardres died at Hardres Court aged 49 from what was called at the time "gout in the stomach".
He was buried in the church of Upper Hardres. Hardres married Eliza Disher daughter of Richard Thomas of Lamberhurst and widow of William Disher.
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Hardres was elected Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Kent on 13 June 1711 and remained until 1713.