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Fun Facts About John Hancock
The Man Had “Chutzpah”
Although his background should have made him a loyalist, Hancock sympathized with his friends John Adams and Samuel Adams who were both patriots. He risked his fortune to support American independence by helping to raise money, secure troops and organize naval forces.
He Was A Rabble-Rouser
Hancock was considered a threat to the British because of his political views. In addition to protesting the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act and being a part of the Sons of Liberty, he was known for riling up the crowds at meetings during the Boston Tea Party. His famous phrase, “Let every man do what is right in his own eyes,” was said to insight the colonists to fight British rule.
The British Were Coming…For Him
Hancock was in Boston on the night of Paul Revere’s famous ride. In fact, Revere warned him that the British were coming to arrest him and John Adams. He got the news just in time and he and Adams escaped from Lexington to Philadelphia and avoided capture.
To Smuggle Or Not To Smuggle
Accused of smuggling, Hancock’s sloop, Libe American Founding Father (1737–1793) For other people named John Hancock, see John Hancock (disambiguation). John Hancock Portrait by John Singleton Copley, c. 1770–1772 JOHN HANCOCK, the first governor of Massachusetts and the first to sign the Declaration of Independence, was born in Braintree, (Quincy today) Massachusetts on January 12, 1737. After becoming an orphan at early age, Hancock was adopted and raised by his wealthy uncle. Hancock’s education was attained at the Boston Public Latin School, and at Harvard University, where he graduated in 1754. He worked in his uncle’s mercantile business, which he inherited in 1764, when his uncle passed away. Hancock entered into a political career and quickly became known as a prominent force in revolutionary beliefs. He first won election to the Boston Assembly in 1765. He then served as a delegate and president of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress in 1773, was a member of the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1880, served as president of the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1777, and was a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention in 1780. He also served as governor of Massachusetts from 1780 to 1785 and 1787 to 1789. In the 1788 State Convention, Hancock served
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John Hancock
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May 30, 1787 – October 8, 1793Lieutenant Samuel Adams Preceded by James Bowdoin Succeeded by Samuel Adams In office
October 25, 1780 – January 29, 1785Lieutenant Thomas Cushing Preceded by Office established(partly Thomas Gage as colonial governor) Succeeded by James Bowdoin In office
November 23, 1785 – June 5, 1786Preceded by Richard Henry Lee Succeeded by Nathaniel Gorham In office
May 24, 1775 – October 31, 1777Preceded by Peyton Randolph Succeeded by Henry Laurens In office
October 7, 1774 – May 2, 1775Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Joseph Warren Born (1737-01-23)January 23, 1737
Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America (now Quincy)Died October 8, 1793(1793-10-08) (aged 56)
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