| Woodrow Wilson | |
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| President of the United States | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1917 | |
| Vice President | Thomas R. Marshall |
| Preceded by | William Howard Taft |
| Succeeded by | Charles Evans Hughes |
| 34th Governor of New Jersey | |
| In office January 17, 1911 – March 1, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | John Franklin Fort |
| Succeeded by | James Fairman Fielder (acting) |
| 13th President of Princeton University | |
| In office October 25, 1902 – October 21, 1910 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Patton |
| Succeeded by | John Aikman Stewart (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Woodrow Wilson December 28, 1856 Staunton, Virginia, U.S |
| Died | 3 February 1924 (aged 67) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was an American politician and academic who served as the 25th President of the United States from 1913 to 1917. A leader of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as the president of Princeton University and as the Governor of New Jersey before winning the 1912 United States presidential election.
Wilson grew up in the American South, mainly in Augusta, Georgia, during the American Civil War and Reconstruction. After earning a Ph.D. in political science from Johns Hopkins University, Wilson taught at various colleges before becoming the president of Princeton University and a spokesman for progressivism in higher education. As governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913, Wilson broke with party bosses and won the passage of several progressive reforms. To win the presidential nomination he mobilized progressives and Southerners to his cause at the 1912 Democratic National Convention. Wilson defeated incumbent Republican William Howard Taft and third-party nominee Theodore Roosevelt to easily win the 1912 United States presidential election, becoming the first Southerner to do so since 1848. He sought to run for a second term in 1916, but lost to Republican nominee Charles Evans Hughes by a narrow margin. Wilson's presidency was best known for his progressive policies regarding tariffs and central banking, as he presided over the establishment of the Federal Reserve System in 1913. However, his legacy remains a controversial topic due to his support towards racial segregation.
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