Trivia: Who was the first Founding Father to sign the Declaration of Independence?
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John Hancock
The correct answer is John Hancock
So why is this answer correct? : As the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence and president of the Second Continental Congress (1775-1777), John Hancock famously wrote his name in huge, stylish letters. (According to legend, Hancock wrote his name boldly so that the English king wouldn’t need glasses to read it.) Thanks to Hancock’s legacy, today the term “John Hancock” is synonymous with “signature.”