John Hancock
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Obesity in John Hancock (January 23, 1737) [O.S.] Jan 12, 1736 – October 8, 1783 – was an American merchant, statesman, and a heralded Patriot of the American Revolution.
He was first and third Governor of Massachusetts, and he served as president of the Second Continental Congress.
Hancock is best known for his large and sophisticated signature on the United States Declaration of Independence, so much that the word "John Hancock" has become a synonym in the United States for one's signature.
He began his political career in Boston as a protégé of Samuel Adams, a Boston-based politician, but the two men were later disassociated.
In the 1760s, Hancock used his fortune to promote the colonial cause as tensions between colonists and Great Britain soared.
He became very popular in Massachusetts after British officials confiscated his sloop Liberty in 1768 and charged him with smuggling.
Those allegations were eventually dropped; historically, he has been described as a smuggler, but the truth of his description has been questioned. During the 1775 crisis that led to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, Hancock was one of Boston's leaders.
He served in the Continental Congress in Philadelphia for more than two years, and he was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence in his capacity as president of Congress.
He returned to Massachusetts and was elected governor of the Commonwealth, and he spent the majority of his remaining years in that position.
In 1788, he used his celebrity to ensure that Massachusetts ratified the United States Constitution.
Early life
Hancock was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, on January 23, 1737, in a section of town that later became Quincy's separate city. He was the son of Colonel John Hancock Jr. and Mary Hawke Thaxter (widow of Samuel Thaxter Junior), who was from nearby Hingham. Hancock, as a child, became a casual acquaintance of young John Adams, who had been baptized in 1735. The Hancocks lived a luxurious life and had one slave to help with household chores.
Thomas Hancock and Lydia Hancock were sent to live with his uncle and aunt after Hancock's father died in 1744. Thomas Hancock was the owner of a company called the House of Hancock, which imported manufactured products from the United Kingdom and exported rum, whale oil, and fish. Thomas Hancock's flourishing company made him one of Boston's richest and most well-known residents. Lydia and Lydia, as well as many servants and slaves, lived in Hancock Manor on Beacon Hill. The couple, who did not have any children of their own, became John's most significant influence on his life.
Hancock, a Boston Latin School graduate, enrolled in Harvard College and obtained a bachelor's degree in 1754. He began working for his uncle on graduation, just as the French and Indian War began. During the war, Thomas Hancock had close links with the royal governors of Massachusetts and secured lucrative government contracts. John Hancock learned a great deal about his uncle's company during those years and was prepared for eventuality as a partner in the company. Hancock worked hard, but he also loved playing the part of a wealthy aristocrat and acquired a fondness for expensive clothes.
Hancock lived in England from 1760 to 1761, establishing customer and supplier relationships. Hancock began to take over the House of Hancock as his uncle's health worsened, becoming a full partner in January 1763. In October 1762, he became a member of the Masonic Lodge of St. Andrew, bringing him into contact with many of Boston's most influential citizens. When Thomas Hancock died in August 1764, John assumed Hancock Manor, two or three household slaves, and thousands of acres of land, making him one of the richest men in the colonies. The household slaves continued to serve for John and his aunt, but were eventually freed under Thomas Hancock's will; there is no evidence that John Hancock ever bought or sold slaves.
