John Hancock: Bold Signer and Patriot

John Hancock: Bold Signer and Patriot

John Hancock

A politician and merchant during the American independence movement, and one of the Founding Fathers known for serving as President of the Second Continental Congress. Famous for his prominent signature on the Declaration of Independence, the term "Hancock" is still sometimes used as slang for "signature" in the United States today. He was active as a Patriot leader during the Revolutionary War and later served as Governor of Massachusetts.

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Year John Hancock
1737
Birth of John Hancock (Period: January 23, 1737, Location: Braintree, Massachusetts, Present-day United States (present-day Quincy area))
1768
Liberty Affair (Age: 30 years old, Period: 1768, Location: )
1770
Boston Massacre (Age: 32 years old, Period: 1770, Location: Boston, Massachusetts)
1773
Boston Tea Party (Age: 35 years old, Period: 1773, Location: )
1775
American Revolutionary War (Age: 37 years old, Period: 1775–1783, Location: Mainly the Southern Colonies and Western Appalachia)
Battles of Lexington and Concord (Age: 37 years old, Period: 1775, Location: )
Pursuit on the Eve of the Battles of Lexington and Concord (Age: 38 years old, Period: 1775/4, Location: )
Marriage (John Hancock, Dorothy Quincy, Age: 38 years old, Period: 1775/8/28, Location: )
Marriage (John Hancock, Dorothy Quincy Hancock, Age: 38 years old, Period: 1775/8/28, Location: )
1776
United States Declaration of Independence (Age: 38 years old, Period: 1776, Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence (Age: 38 years old, Period: 1776, Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
1793
Death of John Hancock (Age: 56 years old, Period: October 8, 1793)
Unknown

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