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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:

Governor of New Jersey, 1911-13

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:

Secretary of State: William J. Bryan (1913-15); Robert Lansing (1915-20); Bainbridge Colby (1920-21)
Secretary of the Treasury: William G. McAdoo (1913-18); Carter Glass (1918-20); David F. Houston (1920-21)
Secretary of War: Lindley M. Garrison (1913-16); Newton D. Baker (1916-21)
Attorney General: James C. McReynolds (1913-14); Thomas W. Gregory (1914-19); Alexander M. Palmer (1919-21)
Postmaster General: Albert S. Burleson (1913-21)
Secretary of the Navy: Josephus Daniels (1913-21)
Secretary of the Interior: Franklin K. Lane (1913-20); John B. Payne (1920-21)
Secretary of Agriculture: David F. Houston (1913-20); Edwin T. Meredith (1920-21)
Secretary of Commerce: William C. Redfield (1913-19); Joshua W. Alexander (1919-21)
Secretary of Labor: William B. Wilson (1913-21)

Notable Events:

1914-1918
- World War I

Internet Biographies:

Woodrow Wilson -- from The Presidents of the United States of America: Compiled by the White House.
Woodrow Wilson -- from The American Presidency: 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.
Woodrow Wilson -- from The American President: 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:

First Inaugural Address (1913)
Second Inaugural Address (1917)
Declaration of Neutrality (1914)
First Warning to the Germans (1915)
First Lusitania Note to Germany (1915)
Protest to Germany (1915)
On the Sussex Case (1916)
War Message (1917)
Fourteen Points Speech (1918)

Media Resources:

Audio
Speaking about democratic principles. (0:30): RealAudio | MP3 (289K); From the Vincent Voice Library at Michigan State University under the leadership of Dr. Maurice Crane.

Other Internet Resources:

Woodrow Wilson Birthplace and Museum: 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.
Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home: The Columbia, South Carolina home where Wilson grew up from 1870-74.
Woodrow Wilson House: Tourist information and history of the Washington, D.C. house where Wilson lived from 1920 until his death.

Points of Interest:

Previous President: William Howard Taft | Next President: Warren Gamaliel Harding

Updated on 14 Jul 2008

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