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Who signed the declaration of independence after John Hancock or who was the second person to sign?
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∙ 15y ago
If you refer to the document signed on July 4, 1776, Charles Thomson signed it after Hancock.
I actually read, that Josiah Bartlett was the first to sign it, after John Hancock
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/bartlett.htm.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y ago"There, John Bull can read that without his spectacles, and may now double his reward of five hundred pounds for my head."
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∙ 13y agoJohn Hancock was the first person to sign the declaration of independence. Actually he wrote his signature big, so the synonym of signature is John Hancock.
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∙ 15y agoSecretary Charles Thompson
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Who was John Hancock?
Wait for it... Wait for it... He was a person. Who lived in Boston, Massachussets. In the late 1700's. And... He was on King George III's list of DANGEROUS AMERICANS.
Why is John Hancock admired by people?
John Hancock was a well-known Revolutionary-era patriot, president of the Second Continental Congress, and the first governor of Massachusetts. He was a wealthy businessman, and is most known for his signature on the Declaration of Independence, which he had a hand in creating.
Who produced Declaration of Independence?
The Second Continental Congress
How big in measurement did John Hancock sign the declaration of independence?
In reality, John Hancock was extremely wealthy and risked it all on the success of the American Revolution. On May 24, 1775, he began serving as president of the Second Continental Congress. This was the group that approved the Declaration of Independence.It's just the way Hancock signed his name. It was in the center, since it was the first and only signature at that time. The other 55 delegates didn't sign the Declaration until August 2, 1776, or later.
Why did John Hancock not attend the Constitutional convention?
In 1775, Hancock was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress. As the presiding officer, he was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. After signing the document in an clearly identifiable fashion, he said, "The British ministry can read that name without spectacles; let them double their reward."
Who was the president of the second continental congress and the first person to sign the declaration of independence?
John Hancock
Who was the president of the second congress and the first person to sign the declaration of Independence?
John Hancock, for both.
Who was the president not of the Second Continental Congress and the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
Who said you were the president of the second continental congress and the first person to sign the declaration of independence?
john hancock
Who said this I was the president of the Second Continental Congress and the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock, for both.
Who signed the Declaration of Independence first second etc?
John Hancock was the first on to sign the Declaration of Independence. His signature is also the largest.
Was the first Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the president of the Second Continental Congress and the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.?
John Hancock
Was the first Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the president of the Second Continental Congress and the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
Who was the president of the Second Continental Congress and a famous signer of the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
Who was the chairman of the second continental congress and famous signer of the declaration of independence?
John Hancock
Chairmen of the second continental congress and famous singer of the declaration of independence?
John Hancock
You were a Boston merchant who was president of the second continental congress that developed the Declaration of independence?
I am John Hancock
