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Name: John Hancock Hometown: Braintree, Massachusetts Date of Birth: January 23, 1737 Job Title: Statesman Education: Harvard University

Friends
Friend #1 Sam Adams

Friend #2 John Adams

Friend #3 Ben Franklin

Friend #4 Patrick Henry

Friend #5 Joseph Galloway

About Me
Paragraph 1: In 1737-1793 there was an American Revolutionary Leader John Hancock, a signer in 1776 of The Declaration of Independence, and is also Governor of Massachusetts. His uncle was a wealthy Boston merchant. In 1778 he led many, many, Massachusetts soldiers, about 5,000, to regain Rhode Island. In 1785, he was suffering from gout. In 1789 he was a candidate for the first presidential election of the United States.

Paragraph 2: He was one of the leaders in Boston for the crisis that eventually lead to the break out of The Revolutionary War. In 1772 Hancock's election as general court was approved by Hutchinson. In 1777, President Hancock asked if he could return to Massachusetts. In 1772-1773, John Hancock had nothing to do with The Boston Tea Party. Parliament responded using The Poston Port Act to The Boston Tea Party.

Paragraph 3: In Pennsylvania 1778, John Hancock joined the Continental congress. In 1780, after a much incident, the constitution of Massachusetts finally went to affect. In 1785, he resigned from governor. John Hancock's burial was actually in boston. Though his health had failed, he spent his final years as a figurehead governor.

Wall Posts

 * Wall Post #1: In 1776, he signed The Declaration of Independence.


 * Wall Post #2: In 1772, he hired John Copley to paint a portrait of Samuel Adams.


 * Wall Post #3: He also hired Copley to paint a portrait of himself in 1765.


 * Wall Post #4: He was 56 years old in 1793.