John Hancock

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American Founding Father human merchant politician revolutionary leader

John Hancock was a prominent American Founding Father, revolutionary leader, and the first signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, known for his bold and iconic signature.

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Label Occurrences
John Hancock canonical 59
John Hancock (likely namesake) 1
John Hancock Financial (brand name usage) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American Founding Father ⓘ
human ⓘ
merchant ⓘ
politician ⓘ
revolutionary leader ⓘ
almaMater Harvard University ⓘ
surface form: Harvard College
burialPlace Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form: Great Britain

United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1737-01-23 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1793-10-08 ⓘ
educatedAt Harvard University ⓘ
surface form: Harvard College
ethnicGroup English American ⓘ
familyName Hancock ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
hasSignature John Hancock signature on the Declaration of Independence ⓘ
honoredIn John Hancock Tower (Boston) name usage ⓘ
knownFor first signer of the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ
large and bold signature on the Declaration of Independence ⓘ
livedIn Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ
memberOf Second Continental Congress ⓘ
surface form: Continental Congress

Second Continental Congress ⓘ
Sons of Liberty ⓘ
namesakeOf John Hancock self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: John Hancock Financial (brand name usage)
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableWork signature on the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ
occupation merchant ⓘ
patriot leader ⓘ
politician ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
participantIn American Revolutionary War ⓘ
surface form: American Revolution

American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Boston Tea Party planning and support ⓘ
placeOfBirth Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ
placeOfDeath Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
politicalAlignment Patriot (American Revolution) ⓘ
positionHeld Governor of Massachusetts ⓘ
President of the Congress of the Confederation ⓘ
President of the Continental Congress ⓘ
President of the Second Continental Congress ⓘ
religion Congregationalism ⓘ
residence Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
sexOrGender male ⓘ
signatoryTo Articles of Confederation ⓘ
American Declaration of Independence ⓘ
surface form: United States Declaration of Independence
spouse Dorothy Quincy ⓘ

Referenced by (62)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Academy of Arts and Sciences → foundedBy → John Hancock ⓘ
Boston Tea Party → participant → John Hancock ⓘ
John Hancock → namesakeOf → John Hancock self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Hancock Financial (brand name usage)
American Declaration of Independence → mainSigner → John Hancock ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Declaration of Independence
American Declaration of Independence → signer → John Hancock ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Declaration of Independence
Second Continental Congress → chairperson → John Hancock ⓘ
Second Continental Congress → president → John Hancock ⓘ
Second Continental Congress → member → John Hancock ⓘ
Patriot (American Revolution) → notableLeader → John Hancock ⓘ
Hancock → hasNotableBearer → John Hancock ⓘ
Sons of Liberty → notableMember → John Hancock ⓘ
Governor of Massachusetts → firstHolder → John Hancock ⓘ
Hollis Hall → hasNotableResident → John Hancock ⓘ
Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States → burialPlaceOf → John Hancock ⓘ
subject surface form: Granary Burying Ground
Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States → hasMemorialFor → John Hancock ⓘ
subject surface form: Granary Burying Ground
Quincy → birthplaceOf → John Hancock ⓘ
Hancock-Clarke House → namedAfter → John Hancock ⓘ
Hancock-Clarke House → resident → John Hancock ⓘ
Hancock-Clarke House → associatedWith → John Hancock ⓘ
USS Hancock → namedAfter → John Hancock ⓘ
Peyton Randolph → replacedBy → John Hancock ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Hancock as President of the Second Continental Congress
Boston Sons of Liberty → hasMember → John Hancock ⓘ
Liberty Boys → hasMember → John Hancock ⓘ
Patriots → notableMember → John Hancock ⓘ
Dorothy Quincy → spouse → John Hancock ⓘ
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company → namedAfter → John Hancock ⓘ
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company → hasBrand → John Hancock ⓘ
Granary Burying Ground → burialPlaceOf → John Hancock ⓘ
President of the Continental Congress → officeHolder → John Hancock ⓘ
President of the Continental Congress → notableOfficeHolder → John Hancock ⓘ
United States in Congress Assembled → notablePresidingOfficer → John Hancock ⓘ
Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay → birthplaceOf → John Hancock ⓘ
Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay → hasNotableResident → John Hancock ⓘ
Hancock County, Maine → namedAfter → John Hancock ⓘ
Hancock County, Maine → namedFor → John Hancock ⓘ
William Dawes → coParticipant → John Hancock ⓘ
Boston Latin School → notableAlumnus → John Hancock ⓘ
Hancock County, West Virginia → namedAfter → John Hancock ⓘ
Boston Committee of Correspondence → hasMember → John Hancock ⓘ
1776 (film) → portrays → John Hancock ⓘ
1776 (stage musical) → mainCharacter → John Hancock ⓘ
subject surface form: 1776 (musical)
Hancock County, Mississippi → namedAfter → John Hancock ⓘ
Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1779–1780 → hasParticipant → John Hancock ⓘ
President of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress → officeHolder → John Hancock ⓘ
Continental Congress → hasMember → John Hancock ⓘ
Military history of Massachusetts → notableFigure → John Hancock ⓘ
Quincy, Massachusetts → isBirthplaceOf → John Hancock ⓘ
Granary Burial Ground → burialPlaceOf → John Hancock ⓘ
Hancock family tomb → associatedWith → John Hancock ⓘ
Colonial Boston → notablePerson → John Hancock ⓘ