John Hancock's Accomplishments

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John Hancock was born in Braintree,Massachusetts on January 23, 1737{Hancock,John}. When john was a kid his father died and he and his mother went to Lexington to live with his father's parents.His aunt and uncle adopted john because they didn’t have any kids. When john graduated high school he went to his father’s alma mater,Harvard.John graduated from Harvard in 1754 and went to work with uncle{Bio.com}. John was known as one of the richest men in Boston. He was known as flamboyant also{The New Book of Knowledge}.
John Hancock had many accomplishments in his life. One of his accomplishments was with Sam Adams he was a leader of the Boston Patriot. He served as the president of the Continental Congress from May to October 1777. He

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