George Hancock (politician)

George Hancock (born June 13, 1754 in Chesterfield County , Colony of Virginia , †  July 18, 1820 in Montgomery County , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1793 and 1797 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Hancock grew up during the British colonial era and received a good education. He then studied law until 1774. At this time he joined the beginning American Revolution. During the Revolutionary War he was a colonel in the Virginia State Militia. He later practiced as a lawyer in Virginia. He also remained a colonel in the militia. Between 1787 and 1793, Hancock was a district attorney or assistant prosecutor in Botetourt County . Politically he was close to the federal government under President George Washington and later became a member of the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton .

In the congressional elections of 1792 Hancock was elected to the US House of Representatives in the fifth constituency of Virginia, where he succeeded the future US President James Madison on March 4, 1793 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1797 . After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Hancock turned to his Fortheringay plantation in Montgomery County. He died there on July 18, 1820.

Web links

• George Hancock (politicians) in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George Hancock in the database of Find a Grave (English)