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- 1. (1737–93), American revolutionary and politician. Noted as the first signer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, he was a member of the Continental Congress 1775–80, 1785, 1786 and its first president 1775–77. He was governor of Massachusetts 1780–85, 1787–93.
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- 1. one's signature: informal "I'd never given my John Hancock to a fan before"
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John Hancock. John Hancock (January 23, 1737 [ O.S. January 12, 1736] – October 8, 1793) was an American Founding Father, merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. [1] He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
May 1, 2024 · John Hancock (born January 12, 1737, Braintree (now in Quincy ), Massachusetts—died October 8, 1793, Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.) was an American statesman who was a leading figure during the Revolutionary War and the first signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. After graduating from Harvard (1754), Hancock entered a mercantile house ...
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Nov 9, 2009 · John Hancock’s Early Years and Family . John Hancock was born on January 23 (or January 12, according to the calendar in use at the time), 1737, in Braintree (present-day Quincy), Massachusetts ...
Apr 2, 2014 · John Hancock was an 18th century U.S. merchant who was president of the Continental Congress and the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Apr 8, 2024 · John Hancock (1737-1793) was a merchant, politician, and Founding Father of the United States, who helped lead the Patriot movement during the American Revolution (1765-1789). He served as president of the Second Continental Congress from 1775-1777, and as Governor of Massachusetts from 1780-1785 and again from 1787-1793.
Oct 29, 2018 · John Hancock (January 23, 1737–October 8, 1793) is one of America’s best-known founding fathers thanks to his unusually oversized signature on the Declaration of Independence. However, before he autographed one of the nation’s most important documents, he made a name for himself as a wealthy merchant and prominent politician.
May 18, 2018 · John Hancock was born in Braintree (present-day Quincy), Massachusetts, in 1737, the son of John and Mary Hancock. Hancock's father was a minister who died when his son was only seven. His widowed mother took him and her two other children to live in Lexington, Massachusetts, with her father-in-law.
