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John Hancock was an American Founding Father, merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He was the longest-serving president of the Continental Congress, having served as the second president of the Second Continental Congress and the seventh president of the Congress of the Confederation. He was the first and third governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. His la…
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business · American Founding Father (1737–1793) · merchant · statesperson · entrepreneur · politician · also John Hancock, John Hancock III, Hancock
Born 23 January 1737 · Died 8 October 1793 · Q272774
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s army. He chaired the Marine Committee and took pride in helping to create a small fleet of American frigates, including the USS Hancock, which was named in his honor. Signing the Declaration Hancock was president of Congress when the Declaration of Independence was adopted and signed. He is primarily remembered by Americans for his large, flamboyant signature on the Declaration, so much so that
Career landmark: Governor of Massachusetts (1787–1793).
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“s army. He chaired the Marine Committee and took pride in helping to create a small fleet of American frigates, including the USS Hancock, which was named in his honor. Signing the Declaration Hancock was president of Congress when the Declaration of Independence was adopted and signed. He is primarily remembered by Americans for his large, flamboyant signature on the Declaration, so much so that”
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Snopes rated the claim “When John Hancock affixed his famously large signature to the Declaration of Independence, he proclaimed, "There, I guess King George will be able to read that!"” False.
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A memorial column was erected over Hancock's essentially unmarked grave in the Granary Burying Ground
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With the centennial of American independence renewing popular interest in the Revolution, plaques honoring Hancock were put up in Boston
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After both the city of Boston and the Massachusetts legislature decided against maintaining it
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Died 1793-10-08.
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Career landmark: Governor of Massachusetts (1787–1793).
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Awarded Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1780).
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Career landmark: Governor of Massachusetts (1780–1785).
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Career landmark: President of the Continental Congress (1775–1777).
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Studied at Harvard College (1754).
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Studied at Boston Latin School (1750).
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Born 1737-01-23.
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