John Hancock
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Updated: 31 Jan 2019
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John Hancock was born on January 23, 1737John Hancock died1775-1775 he was Continental CongressJohn Hancock signed the declaration of independenceJohn Hancock was elected presidentIn 1765 he became a selectman of BostonJohn Hancock got married on August 28 1717Lydia Henchman Hancock was born in 1776 and died ten months later.In 1787, their son, John George Washington Hancock, was ice skating on a pond in Milton, Massachusetts, and died as a result of drowning when he fell through the ice at age 8. [sic: of a head injury sustained while skating]Periods
From 1780 to 1785, Hancock was the first governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.1769 to 1774 was a member of the Massachusetts General Court
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