Biographical Facts Birth: Staunton, Virginia, December 28, 1856 Ancestry: Scotch-Irish Father: Joseph Ruggles Wilson Birth: Steubenville, Ohio, February 28, 1822 Death: Princeton, New Jersey, January 21, 1903 Occupation: Presbyterian Minister Mother: Jessie Woodrow Wilson Birth: Carlisle, England, 1830 Death: Clarksville, Tennessee, April 15, 1888 Brother: Joseph Wilson (1866-1927) Sisters: Marion Wilson (1850-1890); Annie Josephine Wilson (1854-1916) Marriage (first): Savannah, Georgia, June 24, 1885 Wife: Ellen Louise Axson Wilson Birth: Savannah, Georgia, May 15, 1860 Death: Washington, D.C., August 6, 1914 Children: Margaret Woodrow Wilson (1886-1944); Jessie Woodrow Wilson (1887-1933); Eleanor Randolph Wilson (1889-1967) Marriage (second): Washington, D.C., December 18, 1915 Wife: Edith Bolling Galt Birth: Wytheville, Virginia, October 15, 1872 Death: Washington, D.C., December 28, 1961
Religious Affiliation: Presbyterian Education: Private Tutors; Davidson College; Princeton (B.A., 1879); attended University of Virgnia Law School; Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D., 1886) Occupations Before Presidency: Lawyer; Professor; College President Prepresidential Office: Governor of New Jersey Inauguration Age: 56 Death: Washington, D.C., February 3, 1924 Place of Burial: National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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