John Hancock
John Hancock (1788-1835)
1788 February 28th. Born the son of James Hancock, Senior. See Hancock Genealogy
1813 Patent EP3733. For use of whale bone in the construction of coaches, gigs and carriages.
Early partner with Thomas Hancock as a coach builder.
1816 Trading at Hancock and Co
Had a successful rubber and gutta percha surgical goods business using process and manufacturing equipment built by Walter Hancock
1833 Charles Macintosh and Co bought John's specialist rubber business which manufactured a range of rubber medical devices.
1835 'At Barfel, Ludgvan (Cornwall), on Saturday, Mr. John Hancock, late of London leaving a wife and eleven children to mourn their irrepairable loss, aged 47 years' [1] Died of consumption. His children were looked after by his brother Thomas.
Buried at Ludgvan
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Royal Cornwall Gazette, Falmouth Packet & Plymouth Journal, Saturday, March 21, 1835