Posted on 01/12/2014 5:31:13 PM PST by Master Zinja
Today is the birthdate of John Hancock, patriot and statesman, who was president of the Continental Congress at the time of the passage of the Declaration of Independence and the first to sign (boldly) the Declaration, and later governor of Massachusetts.
"There! His Majesty can now read my name without glasses. And he can double the reward on my head!" -Hancock, following his signing of the Declaration of Independence
Ironically, John Hancock lies in his grave without the very hand that made the famous signature. Shortly after his death, grave robbers cut it off.
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