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Witherspoon   /wˈɪðərspˌun/   Listen
Witherspoon

noun
1.
American Revolutionary leader and educator (born in Scotland) who signed of the Declaration of Independence and was president of the college that became Princeton University (1723-1794).  Synonym: John Witherspoon.





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"Witherspoon" Quotes from Famous Books



... 'Casca's envious dagger'—that well-aimed cannon-ball which pierced the picture-gallery, punched 'Georgius Res' on the head, and frightened away forever the Hessians that were stabled there, fouling the nest of stout old John Witherspoon. They call other rolls now in chapel and in class-room, and chant other songs at their revels ...
— Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 32, June, 1860 • Various
... in Salem, Mass., two brothers, George and Andrew Witherspoon. Their parents had passed away when the boys were quite young, but the youngsters had managed to get a fair start in life. Without ado let me say that I am Andrew Witherspoon. My brother and I were of different temperaments. He had graces of mind, ...
— The Colossus - A Novel • Opie Read


Words linked to "Witherspoon" :   educator, pedagog, American Revolutionary leader, pedagogue


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