Wilson (Thomas) Woodrow (1856 – 1924)
He was 28th President of the United States and Nobel prize winner. Born in Staunton, Virginia he studied at Princeton and Johns Hopkins Universities.
He then practiced law, lectured at Bryn Mawr and Princeton, became president of Princeton in 1902 and governor of New Jersey in 1911.
In 1912 and 1916, as Democratic candidate he was elected president of the United States. Wilson’s administration, ending in tragic failure and his own physical breakdown, is memorable for the Prohibition and women’s suffrage amendments to the Constitution, trouble with Mexico, US participation in World War 1, his part in the peace conference, his “fourteen points” plan for peace, which lead to the Armistice, his championship of the League of Nations and Senate’s rejection of the Treaty of Versailles which led to his breakdown.
He wrote History of the American People (1902) and other works and was awarded the 1919 Nobel Peace Prize.
Wilson (Thomas) Woodrow (1856 – 1924)
He was 28th President of the United States and Nobel prize winner. Born in Staunton, Virginia he studied at Princeton and Johns Hopkins Universities.
He then practiced law, lectured at Bryn Mawr and Princeton, became president of Princeton in 1902 and governor of New Jersey in 1911.
In 1912 and 1916, as Democratic candidate he was elected president of the United States. Wilson’s administration, ending in tragic failure and his own physical breakdown, is memorable for the Prohibition and women’s suffrage amendments to the Constitution, trouble with Mexico, US participation in World War 1, his part in the peace conference, his “fourteen points” plan for peace, which lead to the Armistice, his championship of the League of Nations and Senate’s rejection of the Treaty of Versailles which led to his breakdown.
He wrote History of the American People (1902) and other works and was awarded the 1919 Nobel Peace Prize.
Wilson (Thomas) Woodrow (1856 – 1924)
