John Hancock (Texas politician)
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United States Congressman Texas 10th Congressional District |
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In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
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| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Joseph D. Sayers |
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United States Congressman Texas 5th Congressional District |
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In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
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| Preceded by | Roger Q. Mills |
| Succeeded by | De Witt C. Giddings |
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United States Congressman Texas 4th Congressional District |
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In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Degener |
| Succeeded by | Roger Q. Mills |
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Texas House of Representatives District 57 |
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In office 1860–1861 |
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| District Judge Texas 2nd Judicial District |
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In office 1851–1855 |
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October 24, 1824 Jackson County, Alabama |
| Died | July 19, 1893 (aged 68) Austin, Texas |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Richardson |
| Alma mater | East Tennessee University |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
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| Allegiance | Union (American Civil War) |
| Rank | Conscientious objector: fled to Mexico |
John Hancock (October 24, 1824 – July 19, 1893) was an American judge and politician. As a member of the Texas Legislature he opposed the secession of Texas during the American Civil War. After the war he represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party.
John Hancock was born in Jackson County, Alabama, the seventh of ten children born to John Allen Hancock and Sarah Ryan Hancock. His older brother George Duncan Hancock was a veteran of Battle of San Jacinto and represented Travis County in the Eleventh Texas Legislature.
Hancock attended the East Tennessee University at Knoxville. He later worked on his father's farm in Alabama before beginning his study of law in Winchester, Tennessee. In 1846 he was admitted to the Alabama bar. In January 1847 he moved to Austin, Texas where he practiced law. In 1851 he was elected district judge of the Second Judicial District for a term of six years. After four years he resigned to resume his lucrative law practice, as well as to engage in farming.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Hancock strongly believed that Texas should remain part of the Union. In 1860 he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives as a Unionist. After the secession of Texas in March 1861, he refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Confederate States of America and was expelled from the legislature. During the Civil War he practiced law in the state courts but refused to conduct business or recognize the authority in the Confederate courts. He refused to take part in military service during the war, and in 1864 he fled to Mexico to escape conscription for the Confederacy. After the end of the war he returned to Texas and took part in the restoration of order, including serving as a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1866.
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