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Hancock, John (1737–1793)US politician and a leader of the American Revolution. As president of the Continental Congress 1775–77, he was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence of 1776. Because he signed it in a large, bold hand, his name became a colloquial term for a signature in the USA. He was governor of Massachusetts 1780–85 and 1787–93.
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