John Hancock

Born January 23, 1737 in MA

Died 1793

• Merchant, statesman, and prominent patriot of the American Revolution.

• President of the Second Continental Congress and the 1^st and 3^rd governor of Massachusetts.

• Graduated from Harvard and was one of the richest men in New England.

• Was the 1^st person to sign the Declaration of Independence.

“A chip on the shoulder is too heavy a piece of baggage to carry through life.”