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It was the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution. The Constitution has no giant signatures-

The Declaration of Independence does --

and that would be John Hancock -- whose signature is so large in comparison to all the other signatures, that he earned the phrase

"Can I have your John Hancock?"

which is said in reference to asking someone for their signature!

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The answer to your question is Dan of St Tho Jenifer of Maryland. However, it was not abnormally large, the story I think you are referring to is on the U.S. Declaration of Independence. It is on that likewise beautiful document that John Hancock signed rather prominently and extremely visible for the king and everyone else to see. It is because of his prominent signature that we have come to recognize his name as an informal word for a person's signature.

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John Hancock, hence the nickname for a signature being a Hancock.

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John Hancock i think...?

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John Hancock

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