HANCOCK, JOHN

1737–93, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Braintree, Mass. From an uncle he inherited Boston's leading mercantile firm, and naturally he opposed the Stamp Act (1765) and other British trade restrictions. In 1768 his ship Liberty was seized as a smuggler and confiscated by the crown. A riot ensued, and later the ship was burned. Hancock was hailed as a martyr and elected (1766) to the legislature, where he joined Samuel Adams in advocating resistance to England. In 1775, Gen. Thomas Gage issued a warrant for their arrest, but they escaped. Hancock was a member (1775–80, 1785–86) and president (1775–77, 1785–86) of the Continental Congress. His name appears first (and largest) on the Declaration of Independence, and the term "John Hancock" is often used to mean a signature. He was governor of Massachusetts (1780–85, 1787–93).

See biographies by L. Sears (1912, repr. 1972), W. T. Baxter (1945), H. S. Allan (1948), and F. Wagner (1964).

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John Hancock: Merchant King and American Patriot
Book by Harlow Giles Unger; John Wiley & Sons, 2000
Subjects: Hancock, John--1737-1793, Massachusetts--Politics And Government--1775-1783, Statesmen--United States--Biography, United States--Continental Congress--Presidents--Biography, United States--Declaration Of Independence--Signers--Biography, United States--Politics And Government--1775-1783
...inherited by Dolly Hancock, 33 5 inherited by John Hancock, 68 as naval wharf, 245 5 revenues from...and traditions, 4I-44 fire, 6q-65 S Hancock (John) as student at, 40-47, 87 Hancock (John) as treasurer of, 166,i87,i8g-90...
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John Hancock: Patriot in Purple
Book by Herbert S. Allan; Macmillan, 1948
Subjects: Hancock, John--1737-1793
...Harvard are taken from L. Sears, John Hancock , 20-39. 26 Quoted in S. E...27 Quoted in M. M. Carlton, John Hancock , 2. 28 Quoted in S. E. Morison...Centuries of Harvard , 115. 29 John Hancock to Mary Perkins , May 1, 1754...
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Letters of a Civil War Nurse: Cornelia Hancock, 1863-1865
Book by Cornelia Hancock, Henrietta Stratton Jaquette; University of Nebraska Press, 1998
Subjects: Hancock, Cornelia--1840-1927--Correspondence, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women
...public for Auxencicos ceasing his attentions in that direction? John Foley and Martha would be a good match to torment a sane brain...so I do not wish it sunk. From thy attached aunt, CORNELIA HANCOCK 1st Div. 2nd Corps Hospt .
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John Bunyan (1628-1688): His Life, Times, and Work
Book by John Brown, Frank Mott Harrison; The Hulbert Publishing Company, 1928
Subjects: Bunyan, John--1628-1688, Poetry
...Robert-- 47 , 48 . Hammond, Dr.-- 69 . Hamont, Richard-- 352 . Hampden, John-- 41 . Hanaper, Clerk of the-- 320 . Hancock, John-- 82 . Hancock, Simon-- 154 . Hanserd Knollys Society-- 449 . Harborough Market -- 50 . Hare...
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The Letters of John Fiske
Book by Ethel F. Fisk, John Fiske; Macmillan Co., 1940
Subjects: Fiske, John--1842-1901
...intermarried with the Hancocks and Adamses; and it was in the part of Braintree now called Quincy that John Hancock, John Adams, and John Quincy Adams were born. I used to know Maria Goulds mother, Professor Benjamin Apthorp Goulds wife, when...
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Manulife Financial and the John Hancock Acquisition
Journal article by Camillo Lento, Philippe Grégoire, Bryan Poulin; Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies, Vol. 13, 2007
Subjects: Acquisitions & mergers, Business growth, Canada, Case studies, Decision making, Financial services, John Hancock Financial Services Inc, Manulife Financial Corp
Manulife Financial and the John Hancock Acquisition by Camillo Lento...feasibility of Manulife acquiring John Hancock Financial, or merging with the...invest the large cash reserves. John Hancock Financial Acquisition Advantages...
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Manulife Financial and the John Hancock Acquisition
Journal article by Camillo Lento, Philippe Grégoire, Bryan Poulin; Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies, Vol. 13, 2007
Subjects: Acquisitions & mergers, Canada, Decision making, Financial performance, Financial services, Investment policy, Life insurance companies, Manulife Financial Corp, Strategic management
Manulife Financial and the John Hancock Acquisition by Camillo Lento...target for acquisition is Bostons John Hancock Financial. John Hancocks CEO made...Singh H. and Zollo M. 1998). John Hancock Financial Services John Hancock...
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Interview with John Hancock
Journal article by James Childs; Literature/Film Quarterly, Vol. 3, 1975
Subjects: Drum, High school football, Motion picture directors & producers, Musical theater, Quality
Interview with John Hancock by James Childs Bang the...praised film by director John Hancock. The following interview...movies. CHILDS: "Director John Hancocks background in...review. Do you agree? HANCOCK: (Laughing.) I think...
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W.K. Hancock and International Relations in Australia: The Commonwealth as a Model of World Government
Journal article by James Cotton; The Australian Journal of Politics and History, Vol. 55, 2009
Subjects: Australian foreign relations--Political aspects, British foreign relations--Political aspects, Hancock, William K.--Works, Historians--Works
...4. (64) RIIA 14/4: Hancock to A.J. Toynbee, 31 January 1934. (65) W.K. Hancock, Attempting History (Canberra...pp. 14-15. (66) John G. Latham, Australia and...J. D.B. Miller, "Hancock, Mansergh and Commonwealth...
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D A Low (Ed), Keith Hancock: The Legacies of an Historian
Journal article by Geoffrey Partington; Journal of Australian Studies, 2001
Subjects: Keith Hancock: The Legacies of an Historian (Book)--Reviews
...Autobiography Gerald Walshs chapter on Hancock and the Australian Dictionary...had the idea of the ADB, and Hancock on his return to Australia...Macquarie, Francis Greenway and John Macarthur, but regrets his...Clark and Ellis, who shocked Hancock by describing Clark as a crypto...
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Canada's Manulife Acquires John Hancock Financial
Magazine article; Global Finance, Vol. 17, November 2003
Subjects: Acquisitions & mergers, Canada, Financial services, John Hancock Financial Services Inc, Life insurance companies, Manulife Financial Corp, United States
Canadas Manulife Acquires John Hancock Financial The theory that bigger...all-stock takeover of Bostons John Hancock Financial Services. The $11...2001. The Manulife merger with John Hancock will create the second-largest...
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More Than His Name on the Line: By the Time John Hancock Had Signed the Declaration of Independence, He Had Already Put His Life and Fortune on the Line
Magazine article by Thomas R. Eddlem; The New American, Vol. 19, September 8, 2003
Subjects: American history
...Name on the Line: By the Time John Hancock Had Signed the Declaration of Independence...fortunes, and sacred honor. But John Hancock, who signed the document first...Orphan Turns Heir Like John Adams, John Hancock was born in the Massachusetts town...
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John Hancock AD Visits Peaceable Kingdom
Magazine article by Bob Fisher; American Cinematographer, Vol. 75, April 1994
John Hancock AD Visits Peaceable Kingdom by Bob Fisher...until a voiceover declares that "at John Hancock it is our hope that someday - for all...the 60-second commercial sponsored by John Hancock Financial Services for the Winter Olympics...
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Your John Hancock, Please
Magazine article by August Bequai; Security Management, Vol. 34, March 1990
Subjects: Confidential communications--Laws, regulations and rules, Corporations--Safety and security measures, Trade secrets--Protection and preservation
Your John Hancock, Please. by August Bequai VIRTUALLY EVERY BUSINESS--large or small-faces the challenge of protecting its trade secrets from...
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Guess What, John Hancock?
Magazine article; State Legislatures, Vol. 23, April 1997
Subjects: Digital signatures--Laws, regulations, etc., Electronic commerce--Laws, regulations, etc.
Guess what, John Hancock The world of electronic commerce has arrived. Its a world where goods are ordered and shipped without any human picking up a phone...
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BOOKS: Just the Two of Us; Emma Pomfret Talks to Sheila Hancock about Her Life with John Thaw
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), October 2, 2004
Subjects: Hancock, Sheila
...Pomfret Talks to Sheila Hancock about Her Life with John Thaw. Byline: Emma...certainty, which John had known before...remembers Sheila Hancock in The Two Of Us...threatening Sheila Hancock talks about her marriage to John Thaw
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Hancock's Finest Hour; after the Death of Her Husband John Thaw, and the Success of Her Book about Their Marriage, Sheila Hancock Tells Nick Curtis How Playing the Mother-in-Law from Hell Has Helped Her Get on with Life
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), January 20, 2005
Subjects: Hancock, Sheila
...Death of Her Husband John Thaw, and the Success...Marriage, Sheila Hancock Tells Nick Curtis...thing, says Sheila Hancock. Im not a victim...second husband, John Thaw, died from...performer, not a diva, Hancock smiles. Indeed...Theatre, alongside John Thaws daughter from...
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Local Hero; LIFESTYLE Anew Book on the Life and Times of Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock Shows He Was Actually Quite Cheery, Lorne Jackson Reports
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), November 12, 2008
...Life and Times of Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock Shows He Was Actually Quite Cheery...researched new book about the star. In Tony Hancock - The Definitive Biography, John Fisher argues that Hancock scholars and fans shouldnt be unduly...
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Football: Life Is like a Hancock Sketch. Well It Is Here at Villa Park Anyway!; JOHN GREGORY: THE BIG SATURDAY INTERVIEW
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), January 20, 2001
...Football: Life Is like a Hancock Sketch. Well It Is...Villa Park Anyway!; JOHN GREGORY: THE BIG SATURDAY...Kevin Garside TONY HANCOCK and Morecambe and Wise...Ernie (left) plus Tony Hancock are favourites of John Gregory; FERGUSON with...
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The Humiliation of Sergeant Wilson; He Lost Hattie Jacques to a Toyboy - and the Love of His Life to His Best Friend Tony Hancock. A New Book Lays Bare the Disastrous Marriages of Dad's Army Star John le Mesurier
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 2, 2010
Subjects: Books
...As loyal as ever, John unhesitatingly rushed off to collect Hancock and brought him back...would agree to leave John and marry him. But Hancock broke his vow before...First she raged at Hancock. Then she turned on John, blaming him for...
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encyclopedia articles on: Hancock John  - 22 results

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Hancock, John
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HANCOCK, JOHN 1737 93, political leader in the American...for their arrest, but they escaped. Hancock was a member (1775 80, 1785 86) and...Declaration of Independence, and the term "John Hancock" is often used to mean a signature...
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Declaration of Independence
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Congress of Philadelphia followed the leadership of John Hancock, John Adams, and Samuel Adams in demanding independence...were affixed on Aug. 2, 1776. The first is that of John Hancock, president of the Continental Congress. The remaining...
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Peale, Charles Willson
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...of historical figures, including Washington, Martha Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, Hamilton, John Paul Jones, John Hancock, and John Adams. Later Life and Work In 1779 Peale was elected to the Pennsylvania legislature and was politically...
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Lexington
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...a file of the Kentucky Gazette, founded by John Bradford in 1787. Lexington cemetery contains...British headquarters during the battle; and the Hancock-Clarke House (1698), where John Hancock and Samuel Adams were awakened by Paul Reveres...
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Massachusetts
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...party in the legislature led by Samuel Adams, John Adams, James Otis, and John Hancock. The Stamp Act (1765) and the Townshend Acts...constitutional convention under the leadership of John Adams, was ratified by direct vote of the citizenry...
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