John Witherspoon
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Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and Founding Father of the United States (1723–1794)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1836
- Died
- 1918
- Works
- 17
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- Listeners
- 527
- Total plays
- 4,672
John Witherspoon (born January 27, 1942) is an American comedy actor known for his roles in Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Boomerang (1992), Murder Was The Case (1994), Friday (1995), Vampire In Brooklyn (1995) and the 1990s WB sitcom The Wayans Bros. John was born in Detroit, Michigan and has also been known as Johnny Witherspoon and Detroit John. He started as a fashion model for various catalogs. He has combined a career as a stand-up comic with appearances on television and films. <a href="https:
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Gifford
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- University of Edinburgh
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Movement
- Scottish Common Sense Realism
- Image
- Peale, Charles Willson, John Witherspoon (1723-1794), President (1768-94).jpg
- Work location
- Princeton
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- date of birth
- 1722-01-01
- date of death
- 1794-01-01
- medical condition
- blindness
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons gallery
- John Witherspoon
- Commons category
- John Witherspoon
- place of detention
- Doune Castle
- influenced by
- James Beattie
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- Commons Creator page
- John Witherspoon
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to John Witherspoon, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Essays On Important Subjects Intended to establish the Doctrine of Salvation by Grace, and to point out its Influence on Holiness of Life : To which are added by the Publishers, Ecclesiastical Characteristics, Or The Arcana of Church Polici, With A Serious Apology; which have been generally ascribed to the same Author, 2
Essays On Important Subjects Intended to establish the Doctrine of Salvation by Grace, and to point out its Influence on Holiness of Life : To which are added by the Publishers, Ecclesiastical Characteristics, Or The Arcana of Church Polici, With A Serious Apology; which have been generally ascribed to the same Author, 3