Welcome back to another exciting and patriotic episode of I Never Knew That!
Founding Father John Hancock played a significant role in America's founding and is best known for being the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence. But he also had a big reputation for smuggling goods into the colonies.
Biography.com editor Catherine shares all the details about Hancock's shipping business and how he almost went to prison for it.
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Catherine Caruso joined the Biography.com staff in August 2024, having previously worked as a freelance journalist for several years. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, where she studied English literature. When she’s not working on a new story, you can find her reading, hitting the gym, or watching too much TV.
