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19 de fev. de 2024 · From this evolved the idiomatic expression "to give your John Hancock," which simply means to sign your name to something. The phrase is used throughout the U.S. and can be applied to virtually anything that requires a signature. The Declaration of Independence, drafted by Thomas Jefferson in 1776, was the document with which the newly formed ...
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2 de abr. de 2014 · John Hancock was an 18th century U.S. merchant who was president of the Continental Congress and the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
29 de out. de 2018 · John Hancock (January 23, 1737–October 8, 1793) is one of America’s best-known founding fathers thanks to his unusually oversized signature on the Declaration of Independence. However, before he autographed one of the nation’s most important documents, he made a name for himself as a wealthy merchant and prominent politician.
John Hancock. John Hancock (23 de enero de 1737-8 de octubre de 1793) fue un comerciante y contrabandista de Massachusetts y destacado patriota de la guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos. Desempeñó el cargo de presidente del Segundo Congreso Continental y fue el primer gobernador de la Mancomunidad de Massachusetts, pero es ...
4 de out. de 2023 · Brooke Barbier. Brooke Barbier’s King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father is a rollicking portrait of John Hancock and an insightful study of leadership in the revolutionary era. In this interview, Barbier introduces us to the “man of contradictions,” whose measured pragmatism helped make American independence a ...
John Hancock was a major political leader in the era of the American Revolution, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and president of the Continental Congress. Hancock was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, in 1737, and educated at Boston's Latin School and Harvard. From an uncle he inherited Boston's leading mercantile firm and almost ...
