John Witherspoon and the Founding of the American RepublicJeffry H. Morrison offers readers the first comprehensive look at the political thought and career of John Witherspoona Scottish Presbyterian minister and one of Americas most influential and overlooked founding fathers. Witherspoon was an active member of the Continental Congress and was the only clergyman both to sign the Declaration of Independence and to ratify the federal Constitution. During his tenure as president of the College of New Jersey