John Witherspoon

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Biography

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

  • Primary profession
  • Actor·soundtrack·camera_department
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 05 February 1723
  • Place of birth
  • Gifford· East Lothian
  • Death date
  • 1794-11-15
  • Death age
  • 71
  • Place of death
  • Tusculum (Princeton· New Jersey)
  • Cause of death
  • Natural causes
  • Residence
  • President's House
  • Children
  • Ann Witherspoon
  • Knows language
  • English language

Movies

TV

Books

Trivia

Was a fashion model in Detroit.

Brother of William Weatherspoon, a songwriter and producer for Motown Records ("What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted").

Hes the cousin of famous singer songwriter of the 60s, and nationally known music producer and engineer Lamont Dozier , and Reggie Dozier.

David Letterman is godfather to his son, John David.

The only actor, other than Ice Cube , to appear in all three "Friday movies.

Was considered for the role of Lt. Arthur Fancy on "NYPD Blue" .

Quotes

Never read a book through merely because you have begun it.

Men are not generally sufficiently aware of the distinction between the law of God and his purpose; they are apt to suppose, that as the temper of the sinner is contrary to the one, so the outrages of the sinner are able to defeat the other; than which nothing can be more false.

It is only the fear of God that can deliver us from the fear of men.

Those who wish well to the State ought to choose to places of trust men of inward principle, justified by exemplary conversation. .

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