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Was John Witherspoon Part of politics during the revolutionary war?
John Witherspoon's 1776 sermon was published in many editions and he was elected to the Continental Congress as part of the New Jersey delegation.
Are there any other interesting aspects about the John Witherspoon article?
John Witherspoon was appointed Congressional Chaplain by the President of the Continental Congress John Hancock, and in July 1776, voted to adopt the Virginia Resolution for Independence.

Question: Did he ever join congress or anything political during the war?
Self-contained rewrite: Did John Witherspoon ever join congress or anything political during the revolutionary war?