John Hancock

He was born in Braintree, Quincy, a January 12 of 1737. He was an orphan an was adopted by a wealthy merchant. He graduated from Harvard College in the area of business ay the age of 17. He went to England in England and witness the coronation of King George III. In 1763, his uncle died and he inherited a great piece of land in New England. 

He returned to New England and was involved with revolutionary politics and used its great social influence to revolt it. He and Samuel Adams convened in a Provincial Congress to govern Massachusetts without the current general, Thomas Gage, knowing about their activities. They started to stockpile arms and ammunitions to prepared for the war against the British.

Later he wrote the Declaration of Independence and has the most recognizable signature on the document. In the 1790s he was elected Massachusetts governor. He later died October 8th 1793.