Was born in January 23, 1737 Quincy, Massachusetts and died on October 8 of 1793.

He was a merchant and a Prominent Patriot of the American Revolution.

He was the first and third Governor of the Massachusetts Commonwealth and serve as the president of the Second Continental Congress. He is very famous for his large and stylish signature on the 

United States Declaration of Independence. He used his influence to ensure that Massachusetts ratified the United States Constitution in 1788

John Hancock, before the American Revolution, was one of the wealthiest men in the Thirteen Colonies, having a profitable shipping business from his uncle. He began his political career in Boston as a protégé of Samuel Adams. Protégé means A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person or mentor.

When the conflicts between the colonists and Great Britain increased in the 1760s, He used his wealth to support the colonial cause. He became very popular in Massachusetts, especially after British officials seized his ship Liberty in 1768.

Hancock was one of Boston's leaders during the crisis that led to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War in 1775. He served more than two years in the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, and as president of Congress was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. Hancock returned to Massachusetts and was elected as governor of the Commonwealth for most of his remaining years.