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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Hancock to Hancox</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Armstrong</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cubberley-culla.html#800.72.50">Fred C. Cubberly</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/flanagan.html#593.71.59">Christopher Stephen Flanagan Jr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hamlet-hammitt.html#357.62.02">William Cicero Hammer</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson4.html#755.40.63">Hancock Lee Jackson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kellian-kellum.html#868.32.79">Aaron Kellogg</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knapp.html#278.81.92">Florence Elizabeth Smith Knapp</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mozer-mullarky.html#578.69.87">Beatrice Hancock Mullaney</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ross.html#162.83.60">Erskine Mayo Ross</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tillman.html#279.64.90">Benjamin Ryan Tillman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson3.html#274.21.53">Edward Hancock Custis Wilson</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="686.53.25">Hancock, Barbara E.</a> — of Dearborn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Libertarian. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> 31st District, 1976. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1976. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="700.33.15">Hancock, Benjamin</a> — of Bridgeton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/CU-lived.html">Cumberland County</a>, N.J. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="278.69.30">Hancock, Beverly A.</a> — Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/cncn5.html">Delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention</a> from Chesterfield & Powhatan counties & Manchester city, 1901-02. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="173.45.12">Hancock, C. M.</a> — also known as Hank Hancock — of Frankfort, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/FR-lived.html">Franklin County</a>, Ky. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/sthse.html">Kentucky state house of representatives</a> 57th District. Still living as of 1975. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Hancock, C. Tuggle See <a href="#620.62.58">Charles Tuggle Hancock</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="597.40.13">Hancock, Carrie</a> — of Providence, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/PR-lived.html">Providence County</a>, R.I. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1924/RI.html">1924</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="791.27.62">Hancock, Charles Edward</a> (b. 1865) — also known as Charles E. Hancock — of Corfu, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/GC-lived.html">Greece</a>. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/GC-born.html">Greece</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1865/08-15.html">August 15, 1865</a>. Not U.S. citizen; U.S. Consular Agent in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/GC-consuls.html ">Corfu</a>, 1894-98, 1902-11. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/english.html">English</a> ancestry. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="121.69.29">Hancock, Charles F. C.</a> — of Jeffersonville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/CL-lived.html">Clark County</a>, Ind. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1912/IN.html">1912</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1916/IN.html">1916</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="190.31.58">Hancock, Charles N.</a> — of Tennessee. Independent candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Tennessee</a>, 1994. Still living as of 1994. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="545.64.28">Hancock, Charles T.</a> — of Dubuque, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/DB-lived.html">Dubuque County</a>, Iowa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/IA.html">1896</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="620.62.58">Hancock, Charles Tuggle</a> (1880-1966) — also known as C. Tuggle Hancock — of Galena, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/SN-lived.html">Stone County</a>, Mo.; Springfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/GR-lived.html">Greene County</a>, Mo. Born in Washburn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/BA-born.html">Barry County</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1880/07-03.html">July 3, 1880</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a>, 1945-46, 1953-54, 1957-58, 1961-62 (Stone County 1945-46, Greene County 3rd District 1953-54, 1957-58, 1961-62). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/church-of-christ.html">Church of Christ</a>. Died in Springfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/GR-died.html">Greene County</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1966/03-15.html">March 15, 1966</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/85.html">85 years, 255 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/BA-buried.html# ">Mars Hill Cemetery</a>, Scholten, Mo. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Goldman Buford Leland Kimbrel Hancock and Mary Minerva (Burris) Hancock; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1904/08-21.html">August 21, 1904</a>, to Viola 'Dicie' Butler; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/02-28.html">February 28, 1947</a>, to Daisy Porterfield.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/35818809">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="114.26.92">Hancock, Clarence Eugene</a> (1885-1948) — also known as Clarence E. Hancock — of Syracuse, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ON-lived.html">Onondaga County</a>, N.Y. Born in Syracuse, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ON-born.html">Onondaga County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1885/02-13.html">February 13, 1885</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a>, 1927-47 (35th District 1927-45, 36th District 1945-47); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1928/NY.html">1928</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-beta-kappa.html">Phi Beta Kappa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-phi.html">Phi Delta Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/alpha-delta-phi.html">Alpha Delta Phi</a>. Died in a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">hospital</a> at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1948/01-03.html">January 3, 1948</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/62.html">62 years, 324 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ON-buried.html#cms02872">Woodlawn Cemetery</a>, Syracuse, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of <a href="#687.01.10">Theodore E. Hancock</a> and Martha B. (Connelly) Hancock; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1912/10-04.html">October 4, 1912</a>, to Emily W. Shonk.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Syracuse Hancock International <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-airports.html">Airport</a> (opened 1949 as Clarence E. Hancock Airport), in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ON-names.html">Syracuse, New York</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000146">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=405028">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence E. Hancock">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/17116642">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Hancock, Dave See <a href="#571.93.06">David Hancock</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="571.93.06">Hancock, David</a> — also known as Dave Hancock — Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/sthse.html">Minnesota state house of representatives</a>, 2011-12, 2015- (District 2-B 2011-12, District 2-A 2015-16). Still living as of 2016. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=15351">Minnesota Legislator record</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="850.17.83">Hancock, Dewey</a> — of Folsom, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/DE-lived.html">Delaware County</a>, Pa. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/PA.html">1956</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="889.90.12">Hancock, Don</a> (b. 1934) — of Doniphan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/RI-lived.html">Ripley County</a>, Mo. Born in Pine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/RI-born.html">Ripley County</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1934/07-28.html">July 28, 1934</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from Ripley County, 1964-. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/protestant.html">Protestant</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>. Still living as of 1967. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="900.83.89">Hancock, Donna</a> — of Glendale, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/MA-lived.html">Maricopa County</a>, Ariz. Libertarian. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/ofc/stsen.html">Arizona state senate</a> 18th District, 1992, 1994, 1996. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1996. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married to <a href="#858.55.11">Ernest Hancock</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=106116">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="034.77.11">Hancock, E. H.</a> (born c.1881) — of Los Angeles, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-lived.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif. Born in Newman, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/DG-born.html">Douglas County</a>, Ill., about 1881. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">Newspaper work</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/losangeles.html">mayor of Los Angeles, Calif.</a>, 1923. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="084.41.19">Hancock, Ed W.</a> — of Monticello, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Ky. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky</a>, 1975. Still living as of 1975. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="626.53.13">Hancock, Edward</a> — U.S. Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/GC-consuls.html ">Patras</a>, as of 1884. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="338.14.33">Hancock, Edward J.</a> — of Greensburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/DC-lived.html">Decatur County</a>, Ind. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="858.55.11">Hancock, Ernest</a> (b. 1961) — of Glendale, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/MA-lived.html">Maricopa County</a>, Ariz. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1961/03-29.html">March 29, 1961</a>. Libertarian. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/radiotv.html">Radio show host</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/ofc/sos.html">secretary of state of Arizona</a>, 1994, 2006; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Arizona</a> 4th District, 1998, 2000; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Arizona</a>, 2004; candidate for Presidential Elector for Arizona. Still living as of 2008. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married to <a href="#900.83.89">Donna Hancock</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=640">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a> — <a href="https://americanloons.blogspot.com/2013/10/740-ernest-hancock.html">Encyclopedia of American Loons</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="222.42.61">Hancock, Eugene</a> — of Falmouth, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/PN-lived.html">Pendleton County</a>, Ky. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/KY.html">1960</a>. Still living as of 1960. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="939.50.05">Hancock, Fran</a> — of North Palm Beach, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/PB-lived.html">Palm Beach County</a>, Fla. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">Insurance business</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2004/FL.html">2004</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2008/FL.html">2008</a> (alternate). Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Hancock, Frank See <a href="#557.94.04">Franklin Wills Hancock Jr.</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="205.40.02">Hancock, Frank E.</a> — of York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/YO-lived.html">York County</a>, Maine. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/attygn.html">Maine state attorney general</a>, 1959-64. Still living as of 1964. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="666.77.05">Hancock, Frank N., Sr.</a> — of Palatka, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/PU-lived.html">Putnam County</a>, Fla. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/palatka.html">Mayor of Palatka, Fla.</a>, 1962-65. Still living as of 2000. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="557.94.04">Hancock, Franklin Wills, Jr.</a> (1894-1969) — also known as Frank Hancock, Jr. — of Oxford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/GR-lived.html">Granville County</a>, N.C. Born in Oxford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/GR-born.html">Granville County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/11-01.html">November 1, 1894</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/GR-parties.html">chair of Granville County Democratic Party</a>, 1924; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/stsen.html">North Carolina state senate</a>, 1926-28; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/sthse.html">North Carolina state house of representatives</a>, 1928-30; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from North Carolina</a> 5th District, 1930-39; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from North Carolina</a>, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/NC.html">1940</a>; state court judge in North Carolina, 1950. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kappa-alpha-ord.html">Kappa Alpha Order</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Died in Oxford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/GR-died.html">Granville County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1969/01-23.html">January 23, 1969</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/74.html">74 years, 83 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/GR-buried.html#cms01001">Elmwood Cemetery</a>, Oxford, N.C. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Franklin Wills Hancock and Lizzie (Hobgood) Hancock; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/">1917</a> to Lucy Osborn Landis; father of <a href="#300.65.61">Franklin Wills Hancock III</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000147">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=405029">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="300.65.61">Hancock, Franklin Wills III</a> (b. 1918) — also known as Wills Hancock III — of Oxford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/GR-lived.html">Granville County</a>, N.C. Born in Oxford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/GR-born.html">Granville County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1918/06-01.html">June 1, 1918</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">real estate business</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/sthse.html">North Carolina state house of representatives</a>, 1947-48; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/stsen.html">North Carolina state senate</a>, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1959. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-beta-kappa.html">Phi Beta Kappa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/beta-gamma-sigma.html">Beta Gamma Sigma</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Lucy Osborn (Landis) Hancock and <a href="#557.94.04">Franklin Wills Hancock Jr.</a>.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="079.62.83">Hancock, Garland W.</a> — of Boone, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/BO-lived.html">Boone County</a>, Iowa. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/boone.html">Mayor of Boone, Iowa</a>, 1954. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="030.35.44">Hancock, Gary</a> — of Pulaski, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/PU-lived.html">Pulaski County</a>, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/VA.html">2004</a>. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="320.62.07">Hancock, Georgann</a> — of Chesterfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/SS-lived.html">St. Louis County</a>, Mo. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2008/MO.html">2008</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="203.41.60">Hancock, George</a> (1754-1820) — of Virginia. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/CF-born.html">Chesterfield County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1754/06-13.html">June 13, 1754</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Virginia</a> 5th District, 1793-97. Slaveowner. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1820/06-18.html">June 18, 1820</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/66.html">66 years, 5 days</a>). Interment <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/MO-buried.html#cms04906">a private or family graveyard</a>, Montgomery County, Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000148">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=405030">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="957.00.89">Hancock, Glen C.</a> — Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/sthse.html">Texas state house of representatives</a> 147th District, 1992. Still living as of 1992. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="691.14.57">Hancock, H. F.</a> — of Washington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/BE-lived.html">Beaufort County</a>, N.C. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/NCcc nWA">U.S. Collector of Customs</a>, 1854. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Hancock, Hank See <a href="#173.45.12">C. M. Hancock</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="507.14.80">Hancock, Henry</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-lived.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/asmbly.html">California state assembly</a> 1st District, 1858-60. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="176.03.97">Hancock, Herb</a> — Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/cocaj.html">Judge of Texas Court of Criminal Appeals</a>, 1998. Still living as of 1998. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="936.86.64">Hancock, Herbert M.</a> — Prohibition candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Connecticut</a> 3rd District, 1918. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="964.57.12">Hancock, Homer</a> (1881-1931) — of Jefferson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/JA-lived.html">Jackson County</a>, Ga. Born in Georgia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1881/08-06.html">August 6, 1881</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">Banker</a>; mayor of Jefferson, Georgia; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/JA-officials.html">Jackson County Superior Court Clerk</a>, 1917-20; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/sthse.html">Georgia state house of representatives</a>, 1927-30; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/stsen.html">Georgia state senate</a> 33rd District, 1931. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Died, from a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/suicide.html">self-inflicted</a> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/gunshot.html">gunshot</a>, in the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/offices.html">directors room</a> of the Citizens Bank and Trust Company, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/JA-died.html">Jackson County</a>, Ga., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1931/03-28.html">March 28, 1931</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/49.html">49 years, 234 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/JA-buried.html# ">Woodbine Jefferson City Cemetery</a>, Jefferson, Ga. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of <a href="#843.93.64">Hugh Haroldson Hancock</a> and Sarah Anna 'Sallie' (Johnson) Hancock; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1906/12-17.html">December 17, 1906</a>, to Ethel McElhannon (sister-in-law of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holder-hollan.html#430.15.66">John Nathaniel Holder</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/43155.html">Hancock family</a> of Jefferson, Georgia.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/95722951">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="566.27.68">Hancock, Howard B.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/CU-lived.html">Cumberland County</a>, N.J. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> from Cumberland County, 1938-39. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="429.37.40">Hancock, Howard L.</a> — of Rockville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/PA-lived.html">Parke County</a>, Ind. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/IN.html">1948</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="830.74.32">Hancock, Hugh</a> — of Austin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/TV-lived.html">Travis County</a>, Tex. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/TX.html">1896</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="843.93.64">Hancock, Hugh Haroldson</a> (1849-1911) — also known as Hugh Hancock — of Jefferson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/JA-lived.html">Jackson County</a>, Ga. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/JA-born.html">Jackson County</a>, Ga., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1849/11-19.html">November 19, 1849</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/sthse.html">Georgia state house of representatives</a>, 1890. Died in Jefferson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/JA-died.html">Jackson County</a>, Ga., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1911/04-27.html">April 27, 1911</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/61.html">61 years, 159 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/JA-buried.html# ">Woodbine Jefferson City Cemetery</a>, Jefferson, Ga. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John Richardson Hancock and Rebecca (Lyle) Hancock; married to Sarah Anna Johnson; father of <a href="#964.57.12">Homer Hancock</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/43155.html">Hancock family</a> of Jefferson, Georgia.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/65295907">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="072.64.30">Hancock, J. Richard</a> — of Williamstown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/DA-lived.html">Dauphin County</a>, Pa. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1928/PA.html">1928</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3A00agd9079m/viewer#page/71/mode/1up"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/760/25.73.jpg" width=70 height=110 border=0 alt="James D. Hancock"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="760.25.73">Hancock, James Denton</a> (b. 1837) — also known as James D. Hancock; "Nya Gua Hai"; "Grizzy Bear" — of Franklin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/VE-lived.html">Venango County</a>, Pa. Born in Wyoming Valley, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/LU-born.html">Luzerne County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1837/06-09.html">June 9, 1837</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">University professor</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; solicitor, Allegeny Valley <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/railroading.html">Railroad</a>, 1877-88; solicitor, New York and Philadelphia <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/railroading.html">Railroad</a>, 1878-88; general solicitor, Western New York and Pennsylvania <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/railroading.html">Railroad</a>, from 1888; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania</a>, 1892 (27th District), 1894 (at-large). Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sons-am-rev.html">Sons of the American Revolution</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-beta-kappa.html">Phi Beta Kappa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-economic-assoc.html">American Economic Association</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of James Hancock and Mary (Perkins) Hancock.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: The Book of Prominent Pennsylvanians (1913)</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="118.20.68">Hancock, James Hughes</a> (b. 1931) — Born in Montgomery, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/MN-born.html">Montgomery County</a>, Ala., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1931/index.html">1931</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/usdjud.html">U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama</a>, 1973-96; took senior status 1996. Still living as of 1996. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=963&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na">federal judicial profile</a> — <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/hancock-james-hughes">Biographical Directory of Federal Judges</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="101.28.58">Hancock, John</a> (1737-1793) — of Massachusetts. Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/NO-born.html">Norfolk County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1737/01-23.html">January 23, 1737</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/ccdel.html">Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts</a>, 1775-78; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/founders.html">signer, Declaration of Independence</a>, 1776; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Massachusetts</a>, 1780-85, 1787-93; died in office 1793; received 4 electoral votes, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/pres-vp-1789.html">1789</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/congregationalist.html">Congregationalist</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/irish.html">Irish</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-acad-arts-sciences.html">American Academy of Arts and Sciences</a>. Died in Quincy, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/NO-died.html">Norfolk County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1793/10-08.html">October 8, 1793</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/56.html">56 years, 258 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/SU-buried.html#cms00130">Old Granary Burying Ground</a>, Boston, Mass.; memorial monument at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-buried.html# ">Constitution Gardens</a>, Washington, D.C. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Rev. John Hancock and Mary (Hawke) Hancock; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1775/08-28.html">August 28, 1775</a>, to Dorothy 'Dolly'(Quincy) Scott.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Hancock counties in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/HN.html">Ga.</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/HA.html">Ill.</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/HC.html">Ind.</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/HN.html">Iowa</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/HC.html">Ky.</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/HA.html">Maine</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/HN.html">Miss.</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/HN.html">Ohio</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/HC.html">Tenn.</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HN.html">W.Va.</a> are named for him.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">The <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-cities.html">town</a> of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/BE-names.html">Hancock, Massachusetts</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.  — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-mountains.html">Mount</a> Hancock, in the White Mountains, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/GR-names.html">Grafton County, New Hampshire</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.  — The World War II <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-ships.html">Liberty ship</a> SS John Hancock (built 1941 at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/MU-names.html">Portland, Oregon</a>; torpedoed and lost in the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WW/CB-names.html">Caribbean Sea</a>, 1942) was <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000149">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=405031">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/john-hancock/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John Hancock">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/236/000049089">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/440">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Books about John Hancock: Harlow Giles Unger, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0471332097/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0471332097&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">John Hancock : Merchant King and American Patriot</a> — Harlow Giles Unger, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0785820264/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0785820264&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">John Hancock: Merchant King & American Patriot</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="076.04.25">Hancock, John</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/MR-lived.html">Morris County</a>, N.J. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> from Morris County, 1828-30. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="731.31.52">Hancock, John</a> (1824-1893) — of Austin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/TV-lived.html">Travis County</a>, Tex. Born near Bellefonte, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/JA-born.html">Jackson County</a>, Ala., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1824/10-24.html">October 24, 1824</a>. Democrat. State court judge in Texas, 1851; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/sthse.html">Texas state house of representatives</a>, 1860; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/cncn6.html">delegate to Texas state constitutional convention</a>, 1866; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Texas</a>, 1871-77, 1883-85 (4th District 1871-75, 5th District 1875-77, 10th District 1883-85); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1880/TX.html">1880</a>. Slaveowner. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1893/07-19.html">July 19, 1893</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/68.html">68 years, 268 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/TV-buried.html#cms00703">Oakwood Cemetery</a>, Austin, Tex. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000150">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=405032">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="672.25.96">Hancock, John</a> — U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/ON-consuls.html ">Clifton</a>, as of 1884. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="907.21.65">Hancock, John</a> (d. 1891) — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/cmcs.html">Ohio commissioner of common schools</a>, 1889-91; died in office 1891. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/index.html">1891</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="440.08.52">Hancock, John</a> — of El Campo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/WH-lived.html">Wharton County</a>, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/TX.html">1964</a>. Still living as of 1964. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="755.32.90">Hancock, John</a> — of Chesterfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/SS-lived.html">St. Louis County</a>, Mo. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2012/MO.html">2012</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2016/MO.html">2016</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/MO.html">Missouri Republican state chair</a>, 2016. Still living as of 2016. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="965.75.72">Hancock, John B.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/NE-lived.html">Newton County</a>, Mo. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from Newton County, 1895-96. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="009.77.15">Hancock, John M.</a> — of Scarsdale, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WE-lived.html">Westchester County</a>, N.Y. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/scarsdale.html">Mayor of Scarsdale, N.Y.</a>, 1935. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="027.47.20">Hancock, John W.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/GR-lived.html">Greene County</a>, Mo. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from Greene County, 1836-37. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="326.75.99">Hancock, Jonathan</a> — of Wilkes-Barre, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/LU-lived.html">Luzerne County</a>, Pa. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/wilkesbarre.html#2">Wilkes-Barre, Pa.</a>, 1805-08. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="367.06.84">Hancock, Joseph</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/HD-lived.html">Hyde County</a>, N.C. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/comm.html">North Carolina house of commons</a> from Hyde County, 1777-79. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="941.09.60">Hancock, Joseph</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/SA-lived.html">Salem County</a>, N.J. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> from Salem County, 1838. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="773.53.97">Hancock, Joseph B.</a> — of Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-lived.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/sthse.html">Pennsylvania state house of representatives</a> from Philadelphia County, 1872-73. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="505.94.49">Hancock, Joseph G.</a> — Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New Jersey</a> 2nd District, 1957. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="180.73.86">Hancock, Joseph O., Jr.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ro-lived.html">Roanoke</a>, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/VA.html">2008</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="854.95.28">Hancock, Judy</a> — of Kansas. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Kansas</a> 3rd District, 1994, 1996. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1996. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="455.27.20">Hancock, Julia</a> — of California. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="355.96.75">Hancock, Kelly</a> — Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/sthse.html">Texas state house of representatives</a> 91st District; elected 2006, 2008; elected unopposed 2010; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/stsen.html">Texas state senate</a> 9th District; elected 2012. Still living as of 2012. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="852.94.59">Hancock, Kirsten</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-lived.html">Washington</a>, D.C. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/TX.html">2004</a>. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="045.49.20">Hancock, Leon</a> — of Illinois. Socialist. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Illinois</a> 5th District, 1924. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="392.86.44">Hancock, Loni</a> (b. 1950) — of Berkeley, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/AL-lived.html">Alameda County</a>, Calif. Born in New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-born.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1950/index.html">1950</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/berkeley.html">Mayor of Berkeley, Calif.</a>, 1986-94; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1988/CA.html">1988</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/asmbly.html">California state assembly</a> 4th District, 2003-. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sierra-club.html">Sierra Club</a>. Still living as of 2006. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Daughter of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harrington-harrion.html#997.45.36">Donald S. Harrington</a>; married to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bates.html#173.60.15">Thomas H. Bates</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/14339.html">Hancock-Bates-Harrington family</a> of Berkeley, California.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loni Hancock">Wikipedia article</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="784.80.79">Hancock, Lottie B.</a> — of Texas. Independent candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Texas</a>, 1993. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1993. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="535.24.38">Hancock, Louis</a> — of Austin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/TV-lived.html">Travis County</a>, Tex. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/austin.html">Mayor of Austin, Tex.</a>, 1896-97. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="490.30.87">Hancock, M. S.</a> — of Henderson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/HE-lived.html">Henderson County</a>, Ky. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/henderson.html">Mayor of Henderson, Ky.</a>, 1854-59. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="315.24.28">Hancock, Malcolm H.</a> — of Clarksburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/CR-lived.html">Carroll County</a>, Tenn. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/ofc/clarksville.html#2">Clarksville, Tenn.</a>, 1964. Still living as of 1964. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="037.29.09">Hancock, Marcia T.</a> — of Milan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-lived.html">Washtenaw County</a>, Mich. Candidate in primary for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/milan.html">mayor of Milan, Mich.</a>, 2003. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2003. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="512.56.05">Hancock, Mary J.</a> — of Meridian, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/LA-lived.html">Lauderdale County</a>, Miss. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/ofc/meridian.html#2">Meridian, Miss.</a>, 1891-94. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Hancock, Mel See <a href="#212.26.72">Melton D. Hancock</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="212.26.72">Hancock, Melton D.</a> (1929-2011) — also known as Mel Hancock — of Missouri. Born in Cape Fair, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/SN-born.html">Stone County</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1929/09-14.html">September 14, 1929</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">Insurance business</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Missouri</a>, 1982; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Missouri</a>, 1984; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Missouri</a> 7th District, 1989-97. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/church-of-christ.html">Church of Christ</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2011/11-06.html">November 6, 2011</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">82 years, 53 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000151">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=405033">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/771/000141348">NNDB dossier</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="282.21.01">Hancock, Michael B.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/de-lived.html">Denver</a>, Colo. Born in Fort Hood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/BL-born.html">Bell County</a>, Tex. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/ofc/denver.html">Mayor of Denver, Colo.</a>, 2011-. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Still living as of 2021. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michael B. Hancock">Ballotpedia article</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="900.84.40">Hancock, Mildred</a> — of Hopkinsville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/CH-lived.html">Christian County</a>, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/KY.html">1956</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1956. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="711.40.94">Hancock, Milton S.</a> — of Casco, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/CU-lived.html">Cumberland County</a>, Maine. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/ME.html">1936</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="267.59.91">Hancock, Morgan T.</a> — of Pittsburgh, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/AL-lived.html">Allegheny County</a>, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/PA.html">1948</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="733.09.17">Hancock, Morris</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/SA-lived.html">Salem County</a>, N.J. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> from Salem County, 1815, 1819-20, 1822. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="840.38.45">Hancock, O. W.</a> — of Ethelsville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/PC-lived.html">Pickens County</a>, Ala. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/AL.html">1936</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="826.94.15">Hancock, Parker L.</a> — of Concord, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ME-lived.html">Merrimack County</a>, N.H. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/sthse.html">New Hampshire state house of representatives</a> from Concord 4th Ward; elected 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="589.56.13">Hancock, Portus B.</a> — of Brockton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/PL-lived.html">Plymouth County</a>, Mass. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/sthse.html">Massachusetts state house of representatives</a> Tenth Plymouth District, 1905. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="443.80.89">Hancock, R. C.</a> — of Angleton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/BZ-lived.html">Brazoria County</a>, Tex. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/angleton.html#2">Angleton, Tex.</a>, 1895. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="424.05.09">Hancock, R. R.</a> — of Iloilo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/PH-lived.html">Philippines</a>. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Philippine Islands, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/PI.html">1916</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Hancock, Ray See <a href="#679.15.84">V. Ray Hancock</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="770.88.62">Hancock, Rich</a> — Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/sthse.html">Texas state house of representatives</a> 102nd District, 2012. Still living as of 2012. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="658.81.64">Hancock, Richard</a> — U.S. Vice Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/GC-consuls.html ">Patras</a>, as of 1897. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Hancock, Richard See <a href="#072.64.30">J. Richard Hancock</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="381.62.54">Hancock, Robert</a> — of New Bern, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/CR-lived.html">Craven County</a>, N.C. Born in North Carolina. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/NCcc nNB">U.S. Collector of Customs</a>, 1891. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="034.80.91">Hancock, Russell</a> — Independent candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Tennessee</a> 5th District, 1986. Still living as of 1986. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="424.13.72">Hancock, Ruth Aileen</a> — of Virginia. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1996. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="029.16.75">Hancock, S. W.</a> — of New Bern, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/CR-lived.html">Craven County</a>, N.C. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/newbern.html#2">New Bern, N.C.</a>, 1901-05. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="437.57.30">Hancock, Samuel S.</a> — of Michigan. Libertarian. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 16th District, 1976. Still living as of 1976. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="427.15.33">Hancock, Stewart F., Jr.</a> (b. 1923) — of Syracuse, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ON-lived.html">Onondaga County</a>, N.Y. Born in Syracuse, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ON-born.html">Onondaga County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1923/02-02.html">February 2, 1923</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ON-parties.html">chair of Onondaga County Republican Party</a>, 1964-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1964/NY.html">1964</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 34th District, 1966; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/nysc.html">Justice of New York Supreme Court</a>, 1971-86; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 4th Department, 1977-86; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/coajd.html">judge of New York Court of Appeals</a>, 1986-93. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="926.36.35">Hancock, T. N.</a> — of Olathe, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/JO-lived.html">Johnson County</a>, Kan. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/KS.html">1896</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="687.01.10">Hancock, Theodore E.</a> (1847-1916) — of Syracuse, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ON-lived.html">Onondaga County</a>, N.Y. Born in Granby, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/OS-born.html">Oswego County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1847/05-30.html">May 30, 1847</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ON-officials.html">Onondaga County District Attorney</a>, 1890-92; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/attygn.html">New York state attorney general</a>, 1894-98. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/11-19.html">November 19, 1916</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/69.html">69 years, 173 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ON-buried.html#cms02872">Woodlawn Cemetery</a>, Syracuse, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Freeman Hancock and Mary (Williams) Hancock; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1882/06-07.html">June 7, 1882</a>, to Martha B. Connelly; father of <a href="#114.26.92">Clarence Eugene Hancock</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/41899444">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Hancock, Tuggle See <a href="#620.62.58">Charles Tuggle Hancock</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="679.15.84">Hancock, V. Ray</a> — of Virginia. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia. Still living as of 1992. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="714.50.66">Hancock, Walter</a> — of Newport, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MO-lived.html">Monroe County</a>, Mich. Communist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Still living as of 1972. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="998.58.14">Hancock, William</a> — of Pennsylvania. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="275.07.03">Hancock, William A.</a> — of Phoenix, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/MA-lived.html">Maricopa County</a>, Ariz. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/ofc/phoenix.html#2">Phoenix, Ariz.</a>, 1871-79. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="186.00.34">Hancock, William C.</a> — Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/stsen.html">New York state senate</a> 32nd District, 1946. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="484.77.64">Hancock, William M.</a> — of Meridian, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/LA-lived.html">Lauderdale County</a>, Miss. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/ofc/meridian.html#2">Meridian, Miss.</a>, 1882-85, 1889-91. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="494.00.72">Hancock, William N.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/SA-lived.html">Salem County</a>, N.J. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> from Salem County, 1864. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="399.90.47">Hancock, William P.</a> — of Villa Grove, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/DG-lived.html">Douglas County</a>, Ill. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/IL.html">1964</a>. Still living as of 1964. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="931.12.35">Hancock, William S.</a> — of Trenton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ME-lived.html">Mercer County</a>, N.J. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/comp.html">New Jersey state comptroller</a>, 1894-1902; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1900/NJ.html">1900</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Hancock, Wills III See <a href="#300.65.61">Franklin Wills Hancock III</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cornelluniversitylibrary/4360154054/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/966/57.75.jpg" width=70 height=103 border=0 alt="Winfield S. Hancock"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="966.57.75">Hancock, Winfield Scott</a> (1824-1886) — also known as Winfield S. Hancock — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/sl-lived.html">St. Louis</a>, Mo.; Los Angeles, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-lived.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif.; New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/MO-born.html">Montgomery County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1824/02-14.html">February 14, 1824</a>. Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1868/index.html">1868</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1876/index.html">1876</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/pres-vp.html">President of the United States</a>, 1880. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/loyal-legion.html">Loyal Legion</a>. Died in Governor's Island, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-died.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1886/02-09.html">February 9, 1886</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/61.html">61 years, 360 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/MO-buried.html#cms00924">Montgomery Cemetery</a>, Norristown, Pa.; statue erected 1896 at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-buried.html#cms07309">Hancock Circle</a>, Washington, D.C. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Presumably named for: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scott9.html#486.08.94">Winfield Scott</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin Hancock and Elizabeth (Hoxworth) Hancock; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1850/02-01.html">February 1, 1850</a>, to Almira Dubois Russell; uncle of Laura Elizabeth Hancock (who married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/merrell-merrifield.html#606.56.26">William Rush Merriam</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0001.html">Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family</a> of Connecticut and New York (subset of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-mountains.html">Mount</a> Hancock, in Yellowstone National Park, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WY/TE-names.html">Teton County, Wyoming</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Coins and currency: His <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/coins-currency.html">portrait appeared</a> on the U.S. $2 silver certificate in the 1880s and early 1890s.</li> </td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winfield S. Hancock">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/010/000101704">NNDB dossier</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Books about Winfield Scott Hancock: David M. Jordan, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0253210585/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0253210585&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Winfield Scott Hancock : A Soldier's Life</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Cornell University Library</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <a name="HANCOX"> </a> <table border width=100% cellpadding=5><tr><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">HANCOX (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/soundex/h.html#H522">Soundex H522</a>) — See also <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berryhill-betz.html#BETHANCOURT">BETHANCOURT</a>, <a href="#HANCOCK">HANCOCK</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simspon-sizemore.html#SINCOX">SINCOX</a>. </td></tr></table> <table align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="744.69.18">Hancox, Clement M.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/HU-lived.html">Hudson County</a>, N.J. 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