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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.
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Apr 8, 2024 · John Hancock (1737-1793) was a merchant, politician, and Founding Father of the United States, who helped lead the Patriot movement during the American Revolution (1765-1789). He served as president of the Second Continental Congress from 1775-1777, and as Governor of Massachusetts from 1780-1785 and again from 1787-1793.
Jul 4, 2024 · John Hancock, American statesman who was a leading figure in the Revolutionary War and the first signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. He hoped to become commander in chief of the Continental Army, but George Washington was selected instead.
Oct 4, 2023 · Most of us know John Hancock for his large signature on the Declaration of Independence, but he actually played an outsize role in the American Revolution. What aspects of Hancock’s character made you want to tell his story?
Nov 9, 2009 · American Revolution leader John Hancock (1737-1793) was a signer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and a governor of Massachusetts. The colonial Massachusetts native...
Apr 25, 2024 · John Hancock (1737–1764) was a Founding Father, President of the Second Continental Congress, first signer of the Declaration of Independence, and nine-time Governor of Massachusetts. Despite being one of the wealthiest men in the colonies, Hancock risked his life and fortune for the cause of American liberty.
John Hancock. Boston National Historical Park. A merchant and statesman, John Hancock became a Patriot leader during the Revolutionary Era. Library of Congress. Quick Facts. Significance: Merchant, statesman, Patriot of Revolutionary Era. Place of Birth: Braintree, Massachusetts. Date of Birth: January 23, 1737. Place of Death:
Benedict Arnold's commission as major general, signed by John Hancock, President of Continental Congress, May 2, 1777, MS-5670, MVLA. Hancock returned to Boston in 1777, and in 1780 he was elected first governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
John Hancock was a major political leader in the era of the American Revolution, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and president of the Continental Congress. Hancock was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, in 1737, and educated at Boston's Latin School and Harvard.
