U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, advocate of the League of Nations

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U.S. President Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States, best known for leading the country through World War I and championing international cooperation through his Fourteen Points and the proposed League of Nations.

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instanceOf President of the United States
academic
historian
human
politician
almaMater Johns Hopkins University
Princeton University
authored Congressional Government
The State
awardReceived Nobel Peace Prize
awardReceivedYear 1919 (Nobel Peace Prize)
linked to: Nobel Peace Prize
burialPlace Washington National Cathedral
linked to: National Cathedral
causeOfDeath stroke-related complications
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1856-12-28
dateOfDeath 1924-02-03
educatedAt Johns Hopkins University
Princeton University
University of Virginia School of Law
ethnicity Scots-Irish American
familyName Wilson
fieldOfWork history
law
political science
fullName Thomas Woodrow Wilson
linked to: Woodrow Wilson
givenName Thomas
governorTermEnd 1913-03-01 (Governor of New Jersey)
governorTermStart 1911-01-17 (Governor of New Jersey)
knownFor Fourteen Points speech
advocacy of the League of Nations
leadership of the United States during World War I
progressive domestic reforms (New Freedom)
support for segregationist policies
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
militaryConflictLed World War I (U.S. involvement)
linked to: World War I
officeEnd 1921-03-04 (President of the United States)
officeStart 1913-03-04 (President of the United States)
parent Jessie Janet Woodrow
Joseph Ruggles Wilson
placeOfBirth Staunton, Virginia, United States
linked to: Staunton, Virginia
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C., United States
linked to: Washington, D.C.
positionHeld 28th President of the United States
Chair of the Democratic National Convention (1912)
Governor of New Jersey
President of Princeton University
precededBy William Howard Taft
proposed Fourteen Points
League of Nations
religion Presbyterianism
linked to: Presbyterian
residence White House
roleIn Paris Peace Conference of 1919
Treaty of Versailles negotiations
signature Signature of Woodrow Wilson (image file)
signedIntoLaw Clayton Antitrust Act
Federal Reserve Act
Federal Trade Commission Act
Underwood Tariff Act
spouse Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
linked to: Edith Wilson

Ellen Louise Axson Wilson
succeededBy Warren G. Harding
vicePresident Thomas R. Marshall

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