John Hancock and General Thomas Cage

John Hancock was born on January 12/1737 in Braintree( Quincy) Massachusetts he die on October 8/1793.  He was Graduated in Harvard College as a merchant. He work in the elected Boston Assembly, 1766 it was also a president of the provincial Congress os Massachusetts, also was elected to the Continental Congress in 1774 also was the elected Governor of Massachusetts through 1793. He signed the Declaration of Independence and is the most easily recognizable of all. Hancock served as a governor from 1780 to 1785 and again from 1787 to 1793, although he had many political enemies. 
Many places and things in the united States have been named in honor of Hancock. The U.S Navy has named vessels USS Hancock and USS John Hancock, and a World war 2 liberty ship was also named in his honor 

<---------  John Hancock signature in the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas Gage  was born in 1719 and died in April 2/1787 he was a British General, best known for his many years in the North America service he also was a commander of the American War of Independence. In 1774 he succeeded Hutchinson as a governor of Massachusetts and he occupied The Boston with troops.

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