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    Hancock's signature on the engrossed copy of the Declaration of Independence is visibly larger than the others. Hancock's signature up close. Hancock was president of Congress when the Declaration of Independence was adopted and signed.

  2. Sep 12, 2019 · John Hancock is the person whose signature is so valuable and significant. He is primarily remembered by Americans for his large, flamboyant signature on the Declaration, so much so that John Hancock became, in the United States, an informal synonym for signature.

  3. The most famous signature on Timothy Matlack's engrossed copy is that of John Hancock, who presumably signed first as President of Congress. Hancock's large, flamboyant signature became iconic, and John Hancock emerged in the United States as an informal synonym for "signature".

  4. Apr 2, 2014 · Hancock became the first representative to sign the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, a document which maintained that the thirteen American states were free of British rule. Hancock...

  5. Nov 9, 2009 · John Hancock was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence as president of the Second Continental Congress before serving as governor of Massachusetts.

  6. The signature of John Hancock on the Declaration of Independence is the most flamboyant and easily recognizable of all. It is perhaps no surprise that the story of his part in the revolution is equally engaging. Few figures were more well known or more popular than John Hancock.

  7. The most famous signature in American history belongs to John Hancock, who as president of the Second Continental Congress was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Hancock’s iconic signature had not always been so flamboyant, as these two books reveal.

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