Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924) was born on December 28, 1856, in the Presbyterian manse in Staunton, Virginia, but was taken to Georgia as an infant. In later life he attended the University of Virginia and his second wife was a Virginian. He referred to himself as a Virginian, but he was elected president in 1912 while serving as governor of New Jersey. His first term was marked by domestic reforms, his second by American participation in World War I.
This oil portrait of Woodrow Wilson was painted by Charles E. Drake.
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