John Hancock was governor of Massachusetts from 1780-1785 and again from 1787-1793. After his first term, James Bowdin was governor, and after his second was Samuel Adams.
John Hancock's wife was Dorothy Quincy. When she married John Hancock in August of 1775, she became Dorothy Hancock.Dorothy Quincy
john was adopted by his uncle Thomas Hancock in 1744 when john father died. he became his uncles apprentice
He became the governor of Massachusetts.
He became the govern of Massachusetts
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John Hancock's aunt was named Mary Hancock. She played a significant role in his upbringing after his father passed away when he was young. Mary was instrumental in supporting John as he pursued his education and later became a prominent figure in American history.
John Hancock.
John Hancock was born on January 23, 1737; according to the Old Style calendar then in use, the date was January 12, 1736. His birthplace was Braintree, Massachusetts, in a part of town which eventually became the separate city of Quincy. He was the son of the Reverend John Hancock of Braintree and Mary Hawke Thaxter, who was from nearby Hingham.John Hancock's father was a Congregationalist minister who died when Hancock was 7. He was adopted by his paternal uncle Thomas Hancock.
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From his father John Hancock Jr. and his father John Hancock Sr.
John Hancock attended Boston Latin School, and in 1754 graduated from Harvard University. As soon as he finished his schooling, Hancock went to work in his Uncle's mercantile business. In 1760, when Hancock was 23, his uncle sent him to England to learn the import-export business under an associate there. A year later, he returned to Boston, and in 1763 became a partner in the family business. His uncle died in 1764, and John Hancock became the head of the firm, Hancock House. At that time it was the leading business of its kind in Boston, and with it Hancock acquired 100,000 pounds sterling.
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