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Biography of John Hancock

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Identity:
Adoptee, statesman, merchant

Born:
January 12, 1737 - Massachusetts

Died:
October 8, 1793 - Massachusetts

Bio:
Hancock's father, a Congregationalist minister, died when he was a boy of seven, leaving his mother a destitute widow with three children, and he was adopted by his uncle, Thomas Hancock, a rich Boston merchant. John grew up to become the richest man in New England. He was also a successful lawyer, again following in his uncle's footsteps. He was the third president of the Continental Congress 1775-77, when the Declaration of Independence was adopted, and thus became the first man to sign it, and was governor of Massachusetts for nine terms, dying in office.

Elsewhere on the Web:

• Signing the Declaration of Independence - Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
• John Hancock - Social Studies for Kids
• John Hancock 1737-1793 - from Colonial Hall

Source: Roger Fenton's database of Famous Adoptees, Foster Children and Others. Used by permission.


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