John Hancock
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, American Revolution, Revolutionary War, Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Aristocracy, Aristocrats, Nobles
- Curriculum: American Colonial History (1607-1775), American Revolutionary History (1776-1788), American Early National History (1789-1815)
Article abstract: The first signer of the Declaration of Independence, Hancock was a wealthy Boston merchant and a notable example of those more aristocratic patriots who invested much money as well as much time in the cause of liberty. Hancock was a leader in Massachusetts Colonial politics, president of the Second Continental Congress, and Governor of Massachusetts.
Early Life
John Hancock was born in 1737 (January 12, Old Style; January 23, New Style) in North Braintree (modern Quincy), Massachusetts, just south of Boston. The gentle hills, streams,...
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