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Move to Georgia
The Wilson family moved to Augusta, Georgia, then, in 1870, to Columbia, South Carolina. -
Staunton, VA
The Rev. Joseph Ruggles Wilson accepted a call as pastor of the Furst Presbyterian Church in Staunton. He and his wife, Janet (Jessie) and their two little girls moved into the Greek Revival Manse built by the church in 1846. -
The Birth of Thomas Woodrow Wilson
On December 28th, `856, a son was born to the Wilsons. He was name Thomas Woodrow for his maternal uncle, a Presbyterian minister in Ohio. -
Higher Education
Woodrow Wilson graduated in May from Princeton College, and then, in September, he entered law school at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. -
Marriage
Wilson married Ellen Axon of Rome, Georgia. From 1885-1902, he was a professor of history and political science at Bryn Mawr College, Wesleyan College, and Princeton College. He and his wife had three daughters. -
Dr. Wilson
After practicing law in Atlanta for a year, Wilson entered the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He published his doctoral dissertation, Congressional Government, in 1865 and received his Ph.D. in 1886 -
Princeton Presidency
Wilson was appointed President of Princeton University. -
Governor of New Jersey
He was elected Democratic Governor of New Jersey. -
First Term as President of the United States
Woodrow Wilson was elected President of the United States. In December he returned to visit his Birthplace. During his Presidency, many reform measures were enacted. -
Death of Ellen Axon Wilson
His wife died in the White House in 1914. -
Remarriage
In 1915 President Wilson married Edith Bolling Galt. -
Reelection
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Proclamation of War
Wilson had hoped to stay out of the war in Europe, but in April he proclaimed the joint resolution that the United States was at war with Germany. -
The Fourteen Points
In January, Wilson announced his Fourteen Points as a basis for world peace. It was his dream that these Fourteen Points be written into the peace treaty at the end of World War I. -
Armistice
Armistice was declared on November 11. Wilson sailed for Europe on December 4. He made a triumphal tour there before going to Paris for the Peace Conference.
