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John Witherspoon

Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and Founding Father of the United States (1723–1794)

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John Witherspoon was a Scottish-American Presbyterian minister, educator, farmer, and a Founding Father of the United States. Witherspoon embraced the concepts of Scottish common sense realism, and while president of the College of New Jersey became an influential figure in the development of the United States' national character. Politically active, Witherspoon was a delegate from New Jersey to the Second Continental Congress and a signatory to the July 4, 1776, Declaration of Independence. He was the only active clergyman and the only college president to sign the Declaration. Later, he signed the Articles of Confederation and supported ratification of the Constitution of the United States. In 1789 he was convening moderator of the First General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. As one of the first national leaders of American Presbyterianism, he promoted theological and civic ideas adjacent to John Calvin, John Knox, and Samuel Rutherford, particularly the concept that resistance to tyranny is obedience to God.

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by after Charles Willson Peale, American, 1741–1827Unidentified American artist via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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Occupation: politician, theologian, writer
Position held: minister
Citizenship: United States, Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: February 5, 1723, 1722
Died: November 15, 1794, 1794

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