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colonial Massachusetts native was raised by his uncle, a wealthy Boston 
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name apperared on the first copy, and was the only person publicly affiliated ... 
Benjamin Rush, signer of Declaration of Independence, creator of The 
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the first man to vote for independence, when the issue came .... so bold that when 
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President of the Continental Congress of the United .... The signature of John 
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Question: The first signer of the Declaration of Independence, this merchant was said to be Boston's richest man
Answer: John Hancock