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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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5 February 1723 Gifford, Scotland
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15 November 1794 (aged 71) Near Princeton, New Jersey, US
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John C. Breckinridge · Great-grandson · 1821-1875 · Vice president of the United States from 1857 to 1861
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John C. Breckinridge · Great-grandson · 1821-1875 · Vice president of the United States from 1857 to 1861
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