John Hancock (statesman)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_College
gptkbp:birthDate 1737-01-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Braintree,_Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay
gptkbp:causeOfDeath natural causes
gptkbp:child gptkb:John_George_Washington_Hancock
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Hancock,_Massachusetts
gptkb:John_Hancock_Center
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gptkb:Hancock,_Iowa
gptkb:Hancock,_Maryland
gptkb:Hancock,_Missouri
gptkb:Hancock,_New_York
gptkb:Hancock,_Vermont
gptkb:Hancock,_West_Virginia
gptkb:Hancock,_Wisconsin
gptkb:Hancock_County_(multiple_states)
gptkb:Hancock,_Minnesota
gptkb:Hancock,_Maine
gptkb:Hancock,_New_Hampshire
gptkb:Hancock,_Michigan
gptkbp:deathDate 1793-10-08
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Hancock (statesman)
gptkbp:knownFor large signature on the Declaration of Independence
prominent Patriot of the American Revolution
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Freemasons
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Massachusetts_militia
gptkbp:militaryRank Major general
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork First signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:merchant
politician
gptkbp:parent gptkb:John_Hancock_Sr.
gptkb:Mary_Hawke_Thaxter
gptkbp:party gptkb:Federalist_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:President_of_the_Second_Continental_Congress
gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Peyton_Randolph_(as_President_of_the_Continental_Congress)
gptkb:Thomas_Gage_(as_Governor_of_Massachusetts)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Congregationalism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Hancock_Manor
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Granary_Burying_Ground
gptkbp:signature John Hancock signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Dorothy_Quincy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Henry_Laurens_(as_President_of_the_Continental_Congress)
gptkb:Samuel_Adams_(as_Governor_of_Massachusetts)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lydia_Henchman_Hancock
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