John Witherspoon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Witherspoon

Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and a Founding Father of the United States

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1723

Place of Birth: Gifford, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-Nov-1794

Profession: politician, theologian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

John Witherspoon (February 5, 1723 – November 15, 1794) was a Scottish-American Presbyterian minister 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 (1768–1794; now Princeton University), 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.
In 1789 he was convening moderator of the First General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.