John Shonk Hancock

Background

Hancock, John Shonk was born on September 28, 1914 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Clarence E. and Emily (Shonk) Hancock.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1936; Bachelor of Laws, Yale, 1939.

Career

Associate, Hancock, Dorr, Ryan & Shove, Syracuse, 1939-1940; associate, Douglas, Proctor, MacIntyre & Gates, Washington, 1946-1947; assistant in, Office Secretary Air Force, Washington, 1948-1955; trust officer, vice president, Key Bank of Central New York, Syracuse, 1955-1981; retired as senior vice president, Key Bank of Central New York, Syracuse.

Achievements

• John Shonk Hancock has been listed as a reputable lawyer, banker by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Syracuse Airport Advisory Committee. Past president Onondaga County chapter American Red Cross. Past president Central New York Community Foundation.

Past chairman Syracuse Boys Club. Past trustee Wesleyan University Served to major United States Army Air Force, 1941-1946. Member of New York State Bankers Association (past chairman trust division).

Connections

Married Frances Edwards, September 21, 1946. Children– Barbara, Charles, Elizabeth.