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Woodrow Wilson
28th President of the United States
(March 4, 1913 to March 3, 1921)
Nickname: "Schoolmaster
in Politics"
Born: December
28, 1856, in Staunton,
Virginia
Died: February
3, 1924, in Washington,
D.C.
Father: Joseph
Ruggles Wilson
Mother: Jessie
Janet Woodrow Wilson
Married: Ellen
Louise Axson (1860-1914), on June 24, 1885; Edith
Bolling Galt (1872-1961), on December 18 , 1915
Children: Margaret
Woodrow Wilson (1886-1944); Jessie Woodrow Wilson (1887-1933); Eleanor
Randolph Wilson (1889-1967)
Religion: Presbyterian
Education: Graduated
from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) (1879)
Occupation: Teacher,
public official
Political Party: Democrat
Other Government Positions:
Presidential Salary: $75,000/year
Presidential Election
Results:
|
Year |
|
Popular Votes |
Electoral Votes |
|
1912 |
Woodrow Wilson |
6,296,547 |
435 |
| |
 Theodore
Roosevelt |
4,118,571 |
88 |
| |
William
H. Taft |
3,486,720 |
8 |
|
1916 |
Woodrow Wilson |
9,127,695 |
277 |
| |
Charles Evans Hughes |
8,533,507 |
254 |
Vice President: Thomas
R. Marshall (1913-21)
Cabinet:
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Secretary of State
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William J. Bryan (1913-15)
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Robert
Lansing (1915-20)
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Bainbridge Colby (1920-21)
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Secretary of the Treasury
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William G.
McAdoo (1913-18)
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Carter Glass (1918-20)
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David F. Houston (1920-21)
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Secretary of War
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Lindley M. Garrison (1913-16)
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Newton D. Baker (1916-21)
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Attorney General
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James C. McReynolds (1913-14)
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Thomas W. Gregory (1914-19)
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Alexander M. Palmer (1919-21)
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Postmaster General
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Albert S. Burleson (1913-21)
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Secretary of the Navy
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Josephus Daniels (1913-21)
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Secretary of the Interior
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Franklin K. Lane (1913-20)
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John B. Payne (1920-21)
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Secretary of Agriculture
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David F. Houston (1913-20)
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Edwin T. Meredith (1920-21)
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Secretary of Commerce
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William C. Redfield (1913-19)
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Joshua W. Alexander (1919-21)
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Secretary of Labor
-
William B. Wilson (1913-21)
Notable Events:
Internet Biographies:
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Woodrow Wilson --
from The
Presidents of the United States of America
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Compiled by the White House.
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Woodrow Wilson --
from Table
of Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States - MSN Encarta
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Grolier Online has created this resource from its collection of
print articles in Encyclopedia Americana. Contains a full biography,
written by Arthur S. Link, Professor of History and Director of the
Woodrow Wilson Papers at Princeton University, along with
suggestions for further reading.
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Woodrow Wilson --
from The
American President
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From the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of
Virginia, in addition to information on the Presidents themselves,
they have first lady and cabinet member biographies, listings of
presidential staff and advisers, and timelines detailing significant
events in the lives of each administration.
Historical Documents:
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First Inaugural
Address (1913)
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Second Inaugural
Address (1917)
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Declaration of Neutrality (1914)
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First
Warning to the Germans (1915)
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First Lusitania Note
to Germany (1915)
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Protest
to Germany (1915)
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On the Sussex Case
(1916)
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War
Message (1917)
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Fourteen Points Speech (1918)
Media Resources:
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Audio
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Speaking about democratic principles. (0:30)
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RealAudio | MP3
(289K)
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From the Vincent
Voice Library at
Michigan State University under the leadership of Dr. Maurice Crane.
Other Internet Resources:
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Woodrow Wilson Birthplace
and Museum
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This Staunton, Virginia site contains tourist information and a
virtual tour of the home where Wilson was born. Wilson's 1919
Pierce-Arrow Limousine is the jewel of the museum's collection.
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Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home
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The Columbia, South Carolina home where Wilson grew up from 1870-74.
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Woodrow Wilson House
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Tourist information and history of the Washington, D.C. house where
Wilson lived from 1920 until his death.
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Woodrow Wilson
28th President of the United States
(March 4, 1913 to March 3, 1921)
Ellen Wilson
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