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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsJohn HANCOCK
(1737-1793)
HANCOCK, John, a Delegate
from Massachusetts; born in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., January
12, 1737; pursued classical studies; was graduated from Harvard
College in 1754; a selectman of Boston several terms; member of the
provincial legislature 1766-1772; president of the Provincial
Congress in 1774; Member of the Continental Congress 1775-1778 and
served as President of the Congress from May 24, 1775, to October
1777; first signer of the Declaration of Independence; served as
senior major general of Massachusetts Militia during the
Revolutionary War; member of the Massachusetts constitutional
convention in 1780; Governor of Massachusetts 1780-1785; was again
elected President of the Continental Congress on November 23, 1785,
but resigned May 29, 1786, not having served on account of illness;
again Governor of Massachusetts from 1787 until his death in
Quincy, Mass., October 8, 1793; interment in Old Granary Burying
Ground, Boston, Mass.
Bibliography
Unger, Harlow G. John Hancock: Merchant King and American
Patriot. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2000.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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