Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . obtained a seat in the national Con JOHN HANCOCK. 345 gress, determined still to oppose it there. But, though his mental energieswere unimpaired, his health had now begun to fail, and ere the Congress met,Patrick Henry was in his grave. He expired on the 6th of June, 1799. Inthe year before he died, it may be mentioned, Bonaparte had
Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . obtained a seat in the national Con JOHN HANCOCK. 345 gress, determined still to oppose it there. But, though his mental energieswere unimpaired, his health had now begun to fail, and ere the Congress met,Patrick Henry was in his grave. He expired on the 6th of June, 1799. Inthe year before he died, it may be mentioned, Bonaparte had overthrown a se-ries of Austrian armies, and Henry was heard confidently to predict the occur-rence in France of what he dreaded even in his own more steady country. IfWashington nobly falsified his fears, Bonaparte fully proved his prophetic fore-sight. Every successive step which Patrick Henry took in his course through life,showed him to be no ephemeral upshoot of an hour, but a great-minded andgreat-hearted being, fitted to exercise a comprehensive influence on his must ever rank among the great founders of American liberty. No mancan be named, indeed, who so directly contributed to nurse the spirit which ledto that mighty and important JOHN HANCOCK. JOHN HANCOCK was born in 1737, at Quincy, near Boston, whence haveemanated the two presidents Adams. He was the son and grandson of emi-nent clergymen, but having early lost his father, was indebted for a liberaleducation to his uncle, a merchant of great wealth, whose counting-house heafterward entered, but soon sailed for England, where he was present at thecoronation of George III. in 1760. His uncle dying in 1774, he succeededto his large fortune and business, and came in possession of the fine family man-sion. About this time he married Miss Quincy, daughter of an eminent magis-trate of Boston, and one of the most distinguished families in New children of this connection were left to inherit his f
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