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signature on the ... He would become the first president of Congress to serve a 
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boldness of his signature has made it live in American minds as a... [DOC] [TLE] The Declaration of Independence - 1776 - Barefoot's World [PAR] He served in Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. ..... 
president of the Second Continental Congress, signed first, boldly, so, he said, 
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1781: ... duties and often signed documents on behalf of the Congress as a 
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the Declaration of Independence was adopted and the United States was born. ... 
He was reelected in 1787 and served until his death in 1793. ... (According to 
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was the President of Congress from 1779-1781 and presided over the adoption 
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was John Hancock, as President of Congress, who boldly and alone ... was 
elected the first President of the Continental Congress in September, 1774. ... He 
was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and later Governor of 
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.... Born in Braintree, Massachusetts in 1737, he was orphaned as a child, and 
adopted by a wealthy ... He served in that office until his death in 1793. ..... His 
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constitution welding the disparate states into a nation was adopted Sept 17, 1787
. ... He served two terms but refused another. ... He is best remembered as the 
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Question: He boldly served as President of the Continental Congress when the Declaration of Independence was adopted
Answer: John Hancock