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The first to sign the Declaration of Independence John Hancock Thematic map of the eastern United States showing the results of the 1789 presidential election. States are shaded in orange, each labeled with the number of electoral votes. An inset table lists the candidates and their electoral vote totals, with George Washington receiving votes from all participating states. A note explains that before the 12th Amendment, electors cast votes for two candidates, with the highest vote-getter becoming president and the runner-up becoming vice president.
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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: National Constitution Center - John Hancock. Aug 15, 2026
Deleted media. Jun 21, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jan 08, 2026
Add new Web site: National Constitution Center - John Hancock. Dec 24, 2025
Anniversary information added. Oct 04, 2025
Add new Web site: Harvard University Press - King Hancock (PDF). Jul 19, 2025
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - John Hancock. May 08, 2025
Revised birth and death dates. Jan 22, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Wisconsin-Madison - Center for the Study of the American Constitution - The Role of John Hancock in the Massachusetts Convention. Jan 08, 2025
Add new Web site: Naval History and Heritage Command - John Hancock. Nov 13, 2024
Add new Web site: US History - Signers of the Declaration of Independence: John Hancock. Jul 04, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 11, 2024
Add new Web site: American Heritage - John Hancock. Sep 12, 2023
Add new Web site: UShistory.org - Biography of John Hancock. Aug 04, 2023
Add new Web site: American Battlefield Trust - John Hancock. Apr 16, 2023
Add new Web site: National Park Service - John Hancock. Feb 16, 2023
Add new Web site: Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence - John Hancock. Sep 13, 2022
Add new Web site: National Constitution Center - 10 fascinating facts about John Hancock. Mar 28, 2022
Corrected display issue. Jan 13, 2021
Corrected display issue. Jan 09, 2019
Add new Web site: George Washington's Mount Vernon - John Hancock. May 04, 2018
Media added. Dec 01, 2017
Add new Web site: The Civil War - Biography of John Hancock. Dec 30, 2016
Add new Web site: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Biography of John Hancock. Feb 28, 2014
Add new Web site: UShistory.org - Biography of John Hancock. Feb 08, 2013
Add new Web site: America's Story from America's Library - Biography of John Hancock. Feb 08, 2013
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Biography of John Hancock. Nov 05, 2008
Added new Web site: ColonialHall.com - Biography of John Hancock. May 10, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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