Personally, I only know him as my life insurance provider......WHY did HE get to sign?
Humorous answers welcome...of course, within the Y!A community guidelines (ugg)
2007-09-26 23:49:54 · 13 answers · asked by Holiday Magic 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
When John was in that room with all those important men, he had to remove his "hand" from his **** and use it for something else at the time and signing seemed like the right thing to do with it, that is until he was back behind closed doors and all alone again, then he could do as he pleased with this "hand", get it, nyark, nyark nyark! stoopid, I know, but I try. just blame my lead poisoning please! haha!
2007-09-27 07:59:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because he was the one who was mainly responsible for financing the revolution, he was also a Governor of Massachusetts, and largely responsible for the creation of the minutemen. He was a well known leader who had been unanimously elected president of the Provisional Congress of Massachusetts.
On May 24, 1775, he was elected the third President of the Second Continental Congress and in the first month of his presidency, on June 19, 1775, Hancock commissioned George Washington commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. A year later, Hancock sent Washington a copy of the July 4, 1776 congressional resolution calling for independence as well as a copy of the Declaration of Independence.
....also he was ONLY one to sign Declaration on July 4th...the other 55 signed it on August 2nd.
2007-09-27 00:44:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They're right in that he didn't say anything about the King as he signed it. He was the first to sign it, and as President of the Continental Congress, the ONLY delegate to actually sign it on July 4, 1776. The source doesn't explain why it's so big though.
2016-05-19 22:27:23 · answer #3 · answered by anika 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the delegates were told to put their John Hancock on the document.
2007-09-26 23:53:55 · answer #4 · answered by gcbtrading 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hancock was the president of the congress that drafted the declaration.
2007-09-27 00:53:33 · answer #5 · answered by cashag 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
let'ssee now -- oh yeah was't he from New England or something -- did'nt he tell someone that the British were commin -- was'nt he the guy that burned down the North Church -- and started the Chicago fire? Don't we know him from the commerical on Geico insurance ??
2007-09-27 01:52:58 · answer #6 · answered by de viking 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There were't enogh folks to fill the paper and they
needed someone who whosign real big. Read your
history, you'll be surprised at what this good 'ol
boy had to do with the revolution.
2007-09-27 01:16:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
kinda like scribes in the past but was able too sign his name because it's who you know and he was in a club and well off,check out his history
2007-09-27 00:11:18 · answer #8 · answered by loyal 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It was an insurance ad. They needed corporate sponsorship.
:)
2007-09-27 00:16:39 · answer #9 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because his brother Herbie wasn't available.
2007-09-26 23:52:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋