John Hancock was a rich man who took an active part in the war against the English and fought for the freedom of the newly-born United States. He was governor of Massachusetts and one of the first men to sign the Declaration of Independence(獨立宣言). Yet he is remembered best for his large signature(簽名).
The story is told that when Hancock sat down to sign the Declaration of Independence, he said that he would write his signature large enough for John Bull to read without his glasses. (John Bull stands for England as Uncle Sam stands for the USA). Hancock’s signature on the Declaration is four and three-quarters inches long-an inch longer than his usual signature, Today“John Hancock” can be used to mean any person’s signature.
約翰.漢考克已經在字典裏寫下了自己的名字，如此之大以至可以很容易的看到。
約翰。漢考克是個富有的人,為爭取自由的新生的美國而積極參加戰爭反對英國。他是馬塞諸塞州州長和第壹個人簽署《獨立宣言》的人。他因為這個意義重大的簽名被世人記住。
故事是說,當漢考克坐下簽署《獨立宣言》,他說他要寫他的親筆簽名,大到足以讓約翰公牛不戴眼鏡來讀。(約翰·公牛代表英格蘭就像山姆大叔代表美國)。漢考克簽名的聲明是四分之三英寸即隆安英寸長，比他平常的簽名長得多,今天"約翰。漢考克”可以用來代表任何人的簽名。