James Woodrow Intellectual

James Woodrow

James Woodrow was a Presbyterian minister, scientist, and the uncle of President Woodrow Wilson. After earning a doctorate in natural sciences from the University of Heidelberg in Germany, he served as a professor at Columbia Theological Seminary. By advocating for the harmonization of Christian theology and evolutionary theory, he faced fierce backlash from conservatives, sparking an ideological conflict known as the "Woodrow Controversy." He later assumed the presidency of the University of South Carolina, dedicating himself to the promotion of higher education and intellectual curiosity in the American South.

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Year	James Woodrow
1828	Birth of James Woodrow (Period: May 30, 1828, Location: Carlisle, England, United Kingdom)
1849	Graduation from Jefferson College (James Woodrow, Age: 20 years old, Period: 1849, Location: Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States)
1853	Appointment as professor at Ologlethorpe University (James Woodrow, Age: 24 years old, Period: 1853–1861, Location: Milledgeville, Georgia, United States)
1856	Doctoral degree from the University of Heidelberg (James Woodrow, Age: 27 years old, Period: 1856, Location: Heidelberg, Germany)
1857	Marriage (James Woodrow, Ferry S. Baker, Age: 29 years old, Period: August 4, 1857, Location: Georgia, United States)
1861	American Civil War (Age: 32 years old, Period: 1861-1865, Location: Columbia, South Carolina, United States) Appointment as professor at Columbia Theological Seminary (James Woodrow, Age: 32 years old, Period: 1861, Location: Columbia, South Carolina, United States)
1863	Head of a Confederate chemical research facility (Age: 34 years old, Period: 1863–1865, Location: Columbia, South Carolina, United States)
1869	Appointment as professor at the University of South Carolina (James Woodrow, Age: 40 years old, Period: 1869–1897, Location: Columbia, South Carolina, United States)
1870	Presbyterian Church controversy surrounding evolution (Age: 41 years old, Period: 1870s–1890s, Location: Columbia, South Carolina, and Georgia, United States)
1884	Resignation and expulsion issue from the professorship at Columbia Theological Seminary (James Woodrow, Age: 55 years old, Period: 1884–1886, Location: Columbia, South Carolina, United States) Lecture on evolution titled "Evolution" (Age: 55 years old, Period: May 7, 1884, Location: Columbia Theological Seminary, South Carolina, United States)
1886	Heresy trial concerning evolution (Age: 57 years old, Period: 1886–1887, Location: Augusta, Georgia, United States, and other locations)
1887	Suspension of Columbia Theological Seminary due to the evolution controversy (Age: 58 years old, Period: 1887–1888, Location: Columbia, South Carolina, United States)
1891	Appointment as President of the University of South Carolina (James Woodrow, Age: 62 years old, Period: 1891–1897, Location: Columbia, South Carolina, United States)
1907	Death of James Woodrow (Age: 78 years old, Period: January 17, 1907)

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The Wilson Family	Thomas Woodrow Wilson Ellen Louise Axson Edith Bolling Galt Wilson James Woodrow
The Roosevelt Administration	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Cordell Hull Claude Augustus Swanson Jesse Holman Jones Robert Houghwout Jackson
Southern politician	George Carter Glass James Francis Byrnes Thomas Terry Connally Claude Denson Pepper Alben William Barkley Byron Patton Harrison John Nance Garner

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