John Hancock (January 23 1737 [O.S. January 12 1736] – October 8 1793) was a merchant statesman and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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1777-10-31, 1785-01-29, 1793-10-08
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1775-05-24, 1780-10-25, 1787-05-30
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1737-01-23
birth place
Province of Massachusetts Bay, Braintree Massachusetts
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