John Hancock
Full Name: John HancockDate of birth: October 24, 1824
Date of death: July 19, 1893
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 57 | Jan 22, 1861 - Mar 18, 1861 | 8th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) | Austin / Travis | Travis |
(1) Hancock elected to the legislature on the Union ticket. Bench and Bar of Texas, 1885.
(2) "Hancock was elected to the Texas legislature as a Unionist in 1860. During the Civil War he was an avowed Union man but took no part in active hostilities. In March 1861 as a member of the legislature he declined to take the oath of allegiance to the Confederate States and was expelled from the legislature." Handbook of Texas Online.
(3) Hancock not present at the organization of the House for the Adjourned Session on 3/18/1861; name not listed in roll call; no votes recorded. House Journal.
(4) John Hancock, sworn 1/22/1861, succeeded Robert J. Townes, resigned after Regular Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) Included in "Table II, Constitutional Unionists (Identified from newspapers) with Biographical Data," list of leaders of the Texas Constitutional Union Party in 1860. The party was formed in January of 1860. "The Constitutional Union Party in Texas," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 82, Number 3, January 1979, pp. 238, 256-262, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Table II, Constitutional Unionists
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House District 57
Jan 22, 1861 - Mar 18, 1861 Legislatures: 8th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Home City/County: Austin / Travis Counties in district: Travis |
(1) Hancock elected to the legislature on the Union ticket. Bench and Bar of Texas, 1885.
(2) "Hancock was elected to the Texas legislature as a Unionist in 1860. During the Civil War he was an avowed Union man but took no part in active hostilities. In March 1861 as a member of the legislature he declined to take the oath of allegiance to the Confederate States and was expelled from the legislature." Handbook of Texas Online.
(3) Hancock not present at the organization of the House for the Adjourned Session on 3/18/1861; name not listed in roll call; no votes recorded. House Journal.
(4) John Hancock, sworn 1/22/1861, succeeded Robert J. Townes, resigned after Regular Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) Included in "Table II, Constitutional Unionists (Identified from newspapers) with Biographical Data," list of leaders of the Texas Constitutional Union Party in 1860. The party was formed in January of 1860. "The Constitutional Union Party in Texas," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 82, Number 3, January 1979, pp. 238, 256-262, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Table II, Constitutional Unionists
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Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, pp. 422-435. Bench and Bar of Texas, 1885.
- HANCOCK, John (1824-1893). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
- HANCOCK, GEORGE DUNCAN (1809-1879). "In 1861 Hancock, an ardent Unionist like his brother, John Hancock, retired from business." Relatives: George Duncan Hancock and John Hancock - brothers. Handbook of Texas Online.
- HANCOCK, JOHN (1824-1893). Handbook of Texas Online.
Other Resources
- Hancock served on the executive committee of the Constitutional Union Party in 1860. "The Constitutional Union Party in Texas," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 82, Number 3, January 1979, pp. 243-244, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- In June of 1855, the Know-Nothing party announced its first slate of state candidates. "Heading the ticket for governor was Lieutenant Governor David C. Dickson of Grimes County . . . Also announced as Know Nothing candidates were . . . John Hancock of Travis. "An Analysis of the Texas Know Nothings," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 70, Number 3, January 1967, p. 415, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Included on list of "Texas Know Nothing Leaders with a Summary of Biographical Data Taken from the . . . United States Eighth Census, 1860." The party was active at the state level in Texas in 1855 and 1856. "By 1857 the party had virtually disappeared in Texas." "An Analysis of the Texas Know Nothings," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 70, Number 3, January 1967, pp. 414-423, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1866. Journal of the Texas State Convention: Assembled at Austin, Feb. 7, 1866. Adjourned April 2, 1866, pp. 3-5. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
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