Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “There, I guess King George will be able to read that.” ~ John Hancock (1737-1793) American merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution, Scholar President of the Continental Congress (1775-1777), governor of Massachussets, first signer of the Declaration of Independence, remembered for his large and stylish signature on the Declaration of IndependenceSource: Remark on signing American Declaration of Independence