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John Hancock. John Hancock (January 23, 1737 â October 8, 1793) was born in Braintree, Massachusetts to a minister. As a boy he was a casual acquaintance with the young John Adams. His father passed away in 1744 and he moved to the home of his Uncle Thomas Hancock.
Thomas Hancock founded and owned the House of Hancock, a trading company that imported goods from Britain and exported American goods to Britain. After Johnâs father died in 1744 he was sent to live with his uncle and wife who did not have children and treated John as their own child. John was a natural businessman and expanded his uncleâs wealth. Hancockâs political career started in the mid 1760âs as a protege protÃ©gÃ© Of Samuel. adams