John Hancock
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John Hancock was an American Founding Father, merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He was the longest-serving president of the Continental Congress, having served as
Portrait by John Singleton Copley, c. 1770–1772
Around 1772, Hancock commissioned John Singleton Copley to paint this portrait of Samuel Adams, Hancock's early political mentor.
A 1765 portrait of Hancock by John Singleton Copley
Paul Revere's 1768 engraving of British troops arriving in Boston was reprinted throughout the colonies.
Thomas Hancock (merchant)
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Thomas Hancock was an American merchant and politician best known for being the uncle of Founding Father and statesman John Hancock. The son of a Congregationalist preacher, Thomas Hancock rose from o
Portrait by John Singleton Copley, 1764–1766
1730 portrait of Hancock by John Smibert
1766 portrait of Hancock's wife Lydia by John Singleton Copley