Woodrow Wilson; 28th President

Born

Dec 28, 1856

In Staunton, Virginia to the Reverend Joseph Ruggles Wilson and his wife Janet (Jessie) Woodrow Wilson.

Graduated from Princeton

Jan 1, 1879

He returned in 1902 to serve as the university's president.

Married first Wife

Apr 3, 1885

Ellen Louise Axson, they had three daughters, Margaret, Jessie, and Eleanor.

Governor of New Jersey

Apr 3, 1910

In the campaign he asserted his independence of the conservatives and of the machine that had nominated him, endorsing a progressive platform, which he pursued as governor.

Inauguration

Mar 14, 1913

Elected as the 28th President of the United States. He was 56 when we was elected, making him the oldest president at that time.

Federal Reserve Act

May 1, 1913

The passage of the Federal Reserve Act provided the Nation with the more elastic money supply it badly needed.

Remarried

Dec 18, 1915

Edith Bowling Galt. They were married for nine years.

America Joins "The Great War"

Apr 3, 1917

In April 1917, Wilson asked Congress to declare war, only the second declaration of war in U.S. history.

Wilson's Fourteen Points

Jan 3, 1918

Ideas were used for the Treaty of Versailles. This was Wilson's attempt to establish the League of Nations. "A general association of nations...affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike."

Treaty of Versailles

Nov 3, 1918

Failed in the Senate.

World War I Ends

Nov 11, 1918

Paris Peace Conference influences the Treaty of Versailles.

Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Apr 3, 1920

For efforts on League of Nations

Died

Feb 3, 1924

Suffered from health problems such as strokes.