People sometimes use the phrase “your john hancock” to mean “your signature.” why do you his signature has become so famous?

answer:

the use of john henry to refer to a signature became popular in the western united states, fifty years after john hancock signed the declaration of independence.

explanation:

frederick william of brandenburg-prussia trained his son, frederick, to be a hardy soldier. but frederick disliked rifle shooting and horseback riding. unlike his father, he was interested in french literature. he enjoyed poetry and music and, like some others of the enlightenment, he scoffed at religion. his father thought him soft, frivolous and unmindful of his duties. and when frederick refused to put his signature on a right to succession, for a few moments his father strangled him.