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(Muzik) Herbert Jeffrey. Known as “Herbie.” Born 1940. American musician and composer of jazz and popular music. He is noted for his work with piano and electronic keyboard instruments
{i} family name; John Hancock (1737-1793), U.S.A. statesman, first signer of the Declaration of Independence
American politician and Revolutionary leader. He was president of the Continental Congress (1775-1777) and the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. Hancock later served nine terms as governor of Massachusetts (1780-1785 and 1787-1793). Hancock Herbie Herbert Jeffrey Hancock Hancock John Hancock Winfield Scott
American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793)

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One's signature

Please put your John Hancock on the dotted line to close the deal.

Herbie Hancock
orig. Herbert Jeffrey Hancock born April 12, 1940, Chicago, Ill., U.S. U.S. pianist, composer, and bandleader. He was educated at Grinnell College. Part of the superb rhythm section of Miles Davis's mid-1960s group, he led the group after Davis left. In the 1970s he became involved in funk music, and later disco, while continuing to tour with jazz groups, including that of Wynton Marsalis. In 1986 he acted in and scored 'Round Midnight (1986, Academy Award). His later career was notably diverse
John Hancock
A person's signature. a US politician who was the president of the Continental Congress before the US became an independent country, and was the first person to write his name on the Declaration of Independence (1737-93). born Jan. 12, 1737, Braintree, Mass. died Oct. 8, 1793, Quincy, Mass., U.S. American Revolutionary leader. He entered the mercantile business of his wealthy uncle in Boston in 1754. His adherence to the patriot cause dates from the Stamp Act, which, as a leading merchant, he protested. In 1769, soon after the British seized one of his ships, he was elected to the Massachusetts legislature, and he chaired the Boston town committee formed after the Boston Massacre. He became president of the provincial congress (1774-75), and he and Samuel Adams led the Massachusetts Patriots. In 1775 both were forced to flee from British troops sent to arrest them for treason. Hancock was a member of the Continental Congress (1775-80), serving as its president (1775-77); the bold flourish with which he signed the Declaration of Independence has made his name synonymous with "signature." As governor of Massachusetts (1780-85, 1787-93), he presided over the state's ratification of the Constitution in 1788
John Hancock
{i} (1737-1793) U.S.A. statesman, first signer of the Declaration of Independence
Winfield Scott Hancock
born Feb. 14, 1824, Montgomery county, Pa., U.S. died Feb. 9, 1886, Governor's Island, N.Y. U.S. general and politician. He graduated from West Point and served in the Mexican War. Appointed a brigadier general of volunteers at the start of the American Civil War, he became a corps commander in the Army of the Potomac (1863-65) and served with distinction at the Battle of Gettysburg. After the war he commanded the military division of Louisiana and Texas. For his insistence that the region's civil authorities be maintained in their "natural and rightful dominion," he won the support of Democrats, who nominated him for president in 1880. He lost the election to James Garfield
john hancock
Hancock: American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793)
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autograph: a person's own signature
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