[DOC] [TLE] The Signers of the Declaration of Independence - Constitution Facts [PAR] The Declaration of Independence: About the Signers (Continued) ... ers died at 
the hands of the British, and one-third served as militia officers during the war. .... 
and 1781, Colonel of the First GeorgiaMilitia, in 1778, Governor of Georgia from 
.... the Revolutionary War and was a member of the Continental Congress from... [DOC] [TLE] John Hancock - Wikipedia [PAR] John Hancock (January 23, 1737 [O.S. January 12, 1736]  October 8, 1793) 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. ... John 
Hancock learned much about his uncle's business during these years... [DOC] [TLE] Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia [PAR] The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence is claimed by some to be the first 
declaration of independence made in the Thirteen Colonies during the American 
Revolution. ... Each militia company in Mecklenburg County had sent two 
delegates to the meeting, where measures were to be discussed regarding the 
ongoing... [DOC] [TLE] Sacrifices of our Founding Fathers - KeelyNet [PAR] Our Nations' First TRUE Patriots ... Nine of the signers were immigrants, two were 
brothers and two were cousins. ... Delaware militia; John Hancock held the same 
rank in the Massachusetts militia. The British captured five signers during the war. 
... with Biographical Notices of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence... [DOC] [TLE] Ages of Revolution: How Old Were They on July 4, 1776? - Journal ... [PAR] Aug 8, 2013 ... ^Signers of the Declaration of Independence (average signer age ..... 
commanded the Massachusetts militia during the first two years of the... [DOC] [TLE] Key Figures of the American Revolution: The American Patriots [PAR] Arnold suffered two battle wounds for the American cause in 1776; the first in a 
failed .... During the Revolutionary War era he commanded Georgian partisan 
force, .... a prominent political figure and signer of the Declaration of 
Independence. .... a commission as a major general of the Massachusetts militia 
before turning... [DOC] [TLE] Revolutionary War in Georgia | New Georgia Encyclopedia [PAR] News of the battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts caused many ... 
The heavy-handed tactics of the local committee in Augusta led to the first 
violence in the backcountry. ... Georgia Signers of the Declaration of 
Independence ... This time Governor John Houstoun commanded the Georgia 
militia, Major General... [DOC] [TLE] Historical Flags of Our Ancestors - American Revolutionary War Flags [PAR] The flag was later carried at the Battle of Long Island by the 1st Regiment of 
Suffolk County Militia. .... In April 1776, the Massachusetts Navy adopted as its 
flag (naval ensign) a ... This naval militia was active during most of the American 
Revolutionary War. .... from New Jersey, and signer of the Declaration of 
Independence. [DOC] [TLE] A Note on the Signers of The Declaration of Independence [PAR] William Whipple served with the New Hampshire militia and was one of the ... the 
defense of New York and commanded a brigade of militia that took part in the 
defeat of General Burgoyne. ... militia and John Hancock was the same in the 
Massachusetts militia. Five of the signers were captured by the British during the 
war. [DOC] [TLE] The Declaration of Independence - 1776 - Barefoot's World [PAR] The Presentation of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 ... Five signers 
were captured by the British as traitors and tortured before they died. ... not tell 
the student a lot of what happened leading to and during the revolutionary war. 
.... Captain John Parker, who led the colonial militia, observing that his men were
... [DOC] [TLE] Independence Forever: The 225th Anniversary of the Fourth of July [PAR] Jun 19, 2001 ... As a practical matter, the Declaration of Independence publicly announced to the 
... "If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of ... 
sense of the subject, in terms so plain and firm as to command their assent. ..... 
militia and John Hancock

Question: This 1st signer of the Declaration of Independence commanded the Masschusetts militia during the Revolution
Answer: John Hancock