| Birth: | Dec. 28, 1856
Staunton
Virginia, USA | | Death: | Feb. 3, 1924
Washington
District Of Columbia, USA | 
28th US President. Wilson began his career as a lawyer and was later a professor of political economy at Wesleyan University and then Princeton. He was elected president in 1912 and served until 1921. A democrat, Wilson was a strong advocate of anti-trust laws and voting rights for women. He first defended the position of neutrality in the First World War, but later was forced to declare war on Germany. He is best known for his "Fourteen Points" and for his advocacy of the League of Nations. Wilson won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919.
Search Amazon for Woodrow Wilson | | | Burial:
Washington National Cathedral
Washington
District of Columbia
District Of Columbia, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 1115 |
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