Constituency : Portsmouth 1892-1900, 1906-09
John was part of a double triumph at Portsmouth removing the Liberal Unionist William Crossman and a Tory.
John owned several tailor's shops along the south coast . He was Lord Mayor in 1870 and 1875 and chairman of the school board. He was known as "Honest John". He stood in 1886.
John was a temperance supporter.
John was knighted in 1895.
John was defeated in 1900 but regained the seat in 1906.
John was a powerful speaker but had a tendency to be long winded.
He died of a heart attack at the end of 1909 aged 81. There was no time for a by-election before Parliament dissolved. The local Witherspoons pub is named after him.
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