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Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949
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Hancock, George
Hancock, George, a Representative from Virginia; born in Chesterfield County, Va., on June 13, 1754; pursued classical studies; served in the Revolutionary War as colonel of Infantry, Virginia Line, and, according to tradition, was a member of the staff of Count Pulaski, whom he caught in his arms, mortally wounded, at the siege of Savannah, Ga.; was taken prisoner in this engagement, paroled, and returned to Virginia; studied law; was admitted to the bar in June 1774 and commenced practice in Chesterfield County; appointed ensign in Chesterfield County, Va., in 1776 and later promoted to captain; admitted to the practice of law in the courts of Powhatan County, Va., July 20, 1780, and later moved to Botetourt County, Va., where, on April 12, 1782, he was admitted to the practice of law; appointed colonel of militia of Botetourt County, Va., on August 10, 1785; served as Commonwealth’s attorney of Botetourt County from March 4, 1787, to October 11, 1789, and as deputy State’s attorney from 1789 to 1793; elected as a Democrat to the Third and Fourth Congresses (March 4, 1793-March 3, 1797); engaged in the management of his estate, "Fotheringay," Elliston Valley, Montgomery County, Va., where he died July 18, 1820; interment in a tomb on his estate.
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Chicago: U.S. Congress, "Hancock, George," Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949 in U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.1262 Original Sources, accessed December 4, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V7JPRGRL7TUFV7J.
MLA: U.S. Congress. "Hancock, George." Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949, in U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.1262, Original Sources. 4 Dec. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V7JPRGRL7TUFV7J.
Harvard: U.S. Congress, 'Hancock, George' in Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949. cited in , U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.1262. Original Sources, retrieved 4 December 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V7JPRGRL7TUFV7J.
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