John Ellsworth Hancock, Jr. was born in Hardwick, Vermont on March 23, 1903.
[2] A Republican, Hancock served in local offices including Town Meeting Moderator and Selectman.
[4] Hancock was an unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant governor in 1956, losing the Republican primary to Robert Stafford.
[5] In 1966 Hancock returned to the Vermont House of Representatives, serving until 1977.
[6] Hancock died in Morrisville, Vermont June 23, 1982 and was buried in East Hardwick's Sanborn Cemetery.