John Hancock
The most famous signature in our history. When asking someone to sign their name, we say, "Put your John Hancock here." Yes, he did say King George would not need spectacles to read his name.
His preacher-dad died when John was seven. The lad, raised by his rich uncle, was a millionaire by thirty. He once traveled to England, and attended the coronation of—you guessed it—King George III.
He attended Boston Latin School, the oldest continuous operating public school in the USA, and graduated from Harvard.
When Paul Revere found Hancock and Sam Adams in Lexington, they were staying in the parsonage that had belonged to Hancock's grandfather.
He was extremely generous, always caring for the needy. He was also quite vain, a showman whose love for flair even extended to his signature.
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His preacher-dad died when John was seven. The lad, raised by his rich uncle, was a millionaire by thirty. He once traveled to England, and attended the coronation of—you guessed it—King George III.
He attended Boston Latin School, the oldest continuous operating public school in the USA, and graduated from Harvard.
When Paul Revere found Hancock and Sam Adams in Lexington, they were staying in the parsonage that had belonged to Hancock's grandfather.
He was extremely generous, always caring for the needy. He was also quite vain, a showman whose love for flair even extended to his signature.
www.john316marshall.com