John Hancock

:This article is about John Hancock, the 18th century statesman. For other people and things named John Hancock, see John Hancock (disambiguation).

Things named after John Hancock

A number of things have been named after John Hancock:

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• Several states named a Hancock County after him. They are: Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
• John Hancock Insurance, a U.S. insurance company
• The John Hancock Tower, the tallest building in Boston, Massachusetts
• The "Old" John Hancock building, also in Boston, Massachusetts
• The John Hancock Center, major skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois
• USS John Hancock, an 1850 steam tug
• USS Hancock (CV-19), a World War II aircraft carrier.
• USS John Hancock (DD-981), a Spruance class destroyer commissioned 1979.