John Witherspoon
John Witherspoon (February 5, 1723 – November 15, 1794) was a Scottish-American Presbyterian minister, educator, farmer, slaveholder, 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 of the United States.
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| Date of birth | 5 February 1723
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| Place of birth | Gifford, Scotland
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| Date of death | 15 November 1794
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| Age | 71 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Near Princeton, New Jersey, US
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| Resting place | Princeton Cemetery
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| Occupation | Clergyman and theologian
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| University | University of Edinburgh (MA, 1739)
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