Posted on 11/15/2016 7:39:23 AM PST by stars & stripes forever
He lost two sons in the Revolution and was the only clergyman to sign the Declaration.
His name was John Witherspoon.
A delegate from New Jersey, he declared:
"Gentlemen, New Jersey is ready to vote for independence ... The country is not only ripe for independence, but we are in danger of becoming rotten for the want of it!"
He served on 120 Congressional Committees and was a primary proponent of the SEPARATION OF POWERS, insisting checks be placed on the power of government...
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Deuteronomy 28:13 If you listen to these commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today, and if you carefully obey them, the Lord will make you the head and not the tail, and you will always be on top and never at the bottom.
Great post! Thank you!
I can’t see his name without thinking about the musical “1776”
His great-great-great-great grand daughter is Reese Witherspoon the actress. She’s the spitting image of him.
She looks more like the guy from the movie than that portrait!
They are related, but not directly. She’s a cousin many times removed
Thanks for the correction but if you look at Witherspoon senior and Ms. Witherspooon there is a strong resemblance.
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