John hancok biography
John hancok biography
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John Hancock
1737-1793
Representing Massachusetts at the Continental Congress
by Ole Erekson, Engraver, c1876, Library of Congress
| Born: | January 12, 1737 |
| Birthplace: | Braintree (Quincy), Mass. |
| Education: | Graduated Harvard College (Merchant.) |
| Work: | Elected to the Boston Assembly, 1766; Delegate to, and President of, the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, circa 1773; Elected to Continental Congress, 1774; Elected President of the Continental Congress, 1775; Member of Massachusetts state Constitutional Convention, elected Governor of Massachusetts, through 1793. |
| Died: | October 8, 1793 |
The signature of John Hancock on the Declaration of Independence is the most flamboyant and easily recognizable of all.
It is perhaps no surprise that the story of his part in the revolution is equally engaging. Few figures were more well known or more popular than John Hancock.
He played an instrumental role, sometimes by accident, and other times by design, in coaxing