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John Hancock (24 February 1808 – 11 October 1890) was an English naturalist, ornithologist, taxidermist and landscape architect.Working during the golden age of taxidermy when mounted animals became a popular part of Victorian era interior design, [2] Hancock is considered the father of modern taxidermy [3] [4]
John D. Hancock (born February 12, 1939) is an American stage and film director, producer and writer. He is perhaps best known for his work on Bang the Drum Slowly . Hancock's theatrical work includes direction of both classic and contemporary plays, from Shakespeare to Saul Bellow .
The 1992 John Hancock Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 1992, at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. The game pitted the Baylor Bears against the Arizona Wildcats . It was the final contest of the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 20–15 victory for Baylor.
[[Vernon Township Fire Department (VTFD) was founded in May 2019 with the opening of the new Vernon Township Fire Station 431 located at 600 Vitality Drive in Fortville. The McCordsville and Fortville Volunteer Fire Departments merged with the new Vernon Township Fire Department. The new EMS Department was started in January 2020.
John Hancock Sr. (1671–1752), colonial American clergyman and paternal grandfather of American politician John Hancock; John Hancock Jr. (1702–1744), colonial American clergyman and father of American politician John Hancock; Rev. John Hancock House, Cider Mill and Cemetery, Florham Park, New Jersey, listed on the National Register of ...
Hancock's Wharf was a dock on the waterfront of Boston, Massachusetts in the 1700s, owned by John Hancock, and previously his uncle, Thomas Hancock. Hancock's Wharf began from near the foot of Fleet Street and the junction of Fish and Ship Streets. [1] Both of the latter streets are now roughly the present-day Commercial Street.
Thomas Hancock (July 17, 1703 – August 1, 1764) was an American merchant and politician best known for being the uncle of Founding Father and statesman John Hancock.The son of an Anglican preacher, Thomas Hancock rose from obscurity to become one of the wealthiest businessmen in colonial Massachusetts, accumulating a 70,000 pound fortune over the course of his lifetime and becoming the ...
At the time of the school's founding, the population of the county was approximately 80% White and 20% Black. The White segment, 180 students in grades K-12, migrated "nearly en-masse" to John Hancock Academy. Two black children attended Hancock during the 2015–2016 school year.