George Hancock (Virginia)

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

Career

George Hancock grew up during the British colonial period and received a good education. Then he studied law until 1774. At this time he joined the incipient American Revolution. During the Revolutionary War he was a colonel in the state militia of Virginia. Later he practiced as a lawyer in Virginia. In addition, he was a colonel in the militia. Between 1787 and 1793 Hancock was a prosecutor or deputy 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 selected in the fifth electoral district of Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he succeeded the later U.S. President James Madison on March 4, 1793. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1797 two legislative sessions. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Hancock dedicated his plantation Fortheringay in Montgomery County. There he is on July 18, 1820 and passed away.