John Hancock - Former President of the Continental Congress

John Hancock was an American merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hancock
http://www.biography.com/people/john-hancock-9327271
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/john-hancock
http://www.notablebiographies.com/Gi-He/Hancock-John.html
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/hancock.html
http://www.john-hancock-heritage.com/biography-life/

Born: January 23, 1737, Braintree, MA
Died: October 8, 1793, Hancock Manor, Cambridge, MA
Buried: Granary Burying Ground, Boston, MA
Spouse: Dorothy Quincy (m. 1775–1793)
Education: Harvard University (1754), Boston Latin School (1750)
Children: John George Washington Hancock, Lydia Henchman Hancock

Quotes by John:
http://bitbin.it/ddH5AVoq/