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John Hancock

noun

American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793). Synonym: Hancock.

A person's own signature. Synonym: autograph.

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"John Hancock" Quotes from Famous Books

... widow, too, who has now twice earned her home, has her annual tax to pay also—a tribute of gratitude that she is permitted to breathe the free air of this republic, where "taxation without representation," by such worthies as John Hancock and Samuel Adams, has been declared "intolerable tyranny." Having glanced at the magnanimity of the law in its dealings with the widow, let us see how the individual man, under the influence of such laws, doles out justice to his helpmate. The husband has the absolute right to will away his property ...

— History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I • Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Matilda Joslyn Gage

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Words linked to "John Hancock" : American Revolutionary leader, autograph, Hancock, signature