John Hancock was elected president of the Second Continental Congress in 1775. He was serving as president of Congress upon the declaration’s adoption on July 4, 1776, and is well known for signing the Declaration of Independence since he was the first member of Congress to sign the historic document.
John Hancock John Hancock is best known for his large signature on the Declaration of Independence, which he jested the British could read without spectacles. He was serving as president of Congress upon the declaration’s adoption on July 4, 1776, and, as such, was the first member of the Congress to sign the historic document.
