Katlyn+Spinda

** Boston, MA ** ** By: Katlyn Spinda ** ** John Hancock was a Patriot. He was on the side with the Colonists. **   ** John Hancock served as a president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third governor of the Common Wealth of Massachusetts. You may know John by his signature. The term “John Hancock” is now a synonym for signature. John was also a merchant, statesman, and a Patriot. John Hancock was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence. Before the Revolutionary War, John was one of the wealthiest men in the thirteen colonies. John had inherited his money from his uncle. John began his political career in Boston as a protégé of Samuel Adams, an influential local politician. **   ** Hancock stayed the Governor while George Washington took the presidency. John Hancock at the age of 56 died in his office on October 8, 1793 in Quincy, Massachusetts. His funeral was said to be the most impressive funeral in Massachusetts. ** [|**http://www.revolutionarywararchives.org/hancock.html**] [|**http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hancock.html**]
 * The Man of the signature. **
 * Sides to be chosen. **
 * Major Accomplishments. **
 * Life that has ended. **
 * References **
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