Thomas Woodrow Wilson: A Brief Biography
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28, 1856, in Staunton, Virginia. He spent his childhood as the son of a dedicated Presbyterian mom and dad, named Janet Woodrow (his mother), and Joseph Woodrow (his father). His father was a minister of the First Presbyterian Church. Less than a year later, the family moved to Augusta, Georgia. Young Wilson's earliest memories were of the Civil War, seeing Union soldiers march into town, watching his mother tend wounded Confederate soldiers in a local hospital, and witnessing General Robert E. Lee pass through town under Union guard after his surrender at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. He also saw the poverty and devastation of Augusta during the early years of Reconstruction. In 1870, his family moved to Columbia, South Carolina, and then to Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1874. Although Wilson's father, Joseph Ruggles Wilson, had been reared in Ohio before moving to Virginia in 1849, he became "unreconstructedly Southern" in values and politics after moving to the South. The Reverend Wilson served as pastor of several Southern Presbyterian congregations and taught theology at Columbia Theological Seminary and, much later in life, at Southwestern Presbyterian Theological University. He helped organize the Presbyterian Church of the Confederate States of America, in which he became a leader. He …show more content…
He was the first Democrat to serve office in 20 years, and also the first Democratic president since Reconstruction. Wilson was president during World War 1. Also, Wilson kept sheep in the White House to keep the grass neatly trimmed. Their wool was sold to raise money for the Red Cross during World War I. In his first term, he believed that the United States did not how to be involved with the European War. Wilson was the only president to hold a doctorate. His wife, Ellen died on August 6,
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28, 1856, in Staunton, Virginia. He spent his childhood as the son of a dedicated Presbyterian mom and dad, named Janet Woodrow (his mother), and Joseph Woodrow (his father). His father was a minister of the First Presbyterian Church. Less than a year later, the family moved to Augusta, Georgia. Young Wilson's earliest memories were of the Civil War, seeing Union soldiers march into town, watching his mother tend wounded Confederate soldiers in a local hospital, and witnessing General Robert E. Lee pass through town under Union guard after his surrender at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. He also saw the poverty and devastation of Augusta during the early years of Reconstruction. In 1870, his family moved to Columbia, South Carolina, and then to Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1874. Although Wilson's father, Joseph Ruggles Wilson, had been reared in Ohio before moving to Virginia in 1849, he became "unreconstructedly Southern" in values and politics after moving to the South. The Reverend Wilson served as pastor of several Southern Presbyterian congregations and taught theology at Columbia Theological Seminary and, much later in life, at Southwestern Presbyterian Theological University. He helped organize the Presbyterian Church of the Confederate States of America, in which he became a leader. He …show more content…
He was the first Democrat to serve office in 20 years, and also the first Democratic president since Reconstruction. Wilson was president during World War 1. Also, Wilson kept sheep in the White House to keep the grass neatly trimmed. Their wool was sold to raise money for the Red Cross during World War I. In his first term, he believed that the United States did not how to be involved with the European War. Wilson was the only president to hold a doctorate. His wife, Ellen died on August 6,