John Witherspoon

Historical marker location:

1301 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Dupont Circle, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue Northwest and N Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Connecticut Avenue Northwest.)

Marker installed: 1908

1722 Scotland Princeton 1794.

The District did not have full voting rights until 1961: Although residents of the District of Columbia have been paying federal taxes since 1861, it was not until 1961 that they were granted the right to vote in presidential elections. It wasn't until 1973 that residents were granted the right to elect their own mayor and city council.