John Witherspoon (February 5, 1723 <unk> November 15, 1794) akanga ari mufundisi wePresbyterian wokuScotland, muridzi wevaranda, uye Baba Vakatanga veUnited States. Witherspoon akagamuchira pfungwa dzeScotland common sense realism, uye apo aiva purezidhendi weCollege of New Jersey (1768<unk>1794; zvino yava Princeton University) akava munhu ane simba mukusimudzirwa kwehunhu hwenyika yeUnited States. Achishingaira mune zvematongerwe enyika, Witherspoon aiva nhume kubva kuNew Jersey kuChipiri Continental Congress
uye mumwe wevakasaina gwaro reJuly 4, 1776, reDeclaration of Independence. Iye akanga ari mufundisi bedzi anoshanda uye purezidhendi wekoreji bedzi kusaina Chirevo chacho. Gare gare, akasaina Zvinyorwa zveConfederation uye akatsigira kugamuchirwa kweBumbiro. Muna 1789 akanga ari mutungamiriri weMusangano Mukuru Wokutanga weChechi yePresbyterian muUnited States of America.