The Wilson Family Legacy

The Wilson Family

The Wilson family played a prominent role in American intellectual, religious, and political history. Bound by Presbyterian theology, academic rigor, and political ambition, the family network provided vital moral, intellectual, and administrative support during Woodrow Wilson’s presidency and the international turmoil of World War I.

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Year	The Wilson Family
1828	Birth of James Woodrow (Period: May 30, 1828, Location: Carlisle, England, United Kingdom)
1849	Graduation from Jefferson College (James Woodrow)
1853	Appointment as professor at Ologlethorpe University (James Woodrow)
1856	Doctoral degree from the University of Heidelberg (James Woodrow) Birth of Thomas Woodrow Wilson (Period: December 28, 1856, Location: Staunton, Virginia, United States)
1857	Marriage (James Woodrow, Ferry S. Baker)
1860	Birth of Ellen Louise Axson (Period: May 15, 1860, Location: Savannah, Georgia, United States)
1861	American Civil War Appointment as professor at Columbia Theological Seminary (James Woodrow)
1863	Head of a Confederate chemical research facility
1869	Appointment as professor at the University of South Carolina (James Woodrow)
1870	Presbyterian Church controversy surrounding evolution
1871	Art education at the Rome Female College
1872	Birth of Edith Bolling Galt Wilson (Period: October 15, 1872, Location: Wytheville, Virginia, United States)
1878	Award at the Paris Exposition (Ellen Louise Axson)
1883	Engagement to Woodrow Wilson (Ellen Louise Axson)
1884	Death of father Samuel E. Axson Art studies at the Art Students League Resignation and expulsion issue from the professorship at Columbia Theological Seminary (James Woodrow) Lecture on evolution titled "Evolution"
1885	Marriage and family life (Ellen Louise Axson) Marriage (Thomas Woodrow Wilson, Ellen Louise Axson) Marriage (Ellen Louise Axson, Woodrow Wilson)
1886	Heresy trial concerning evolution
1887	Suspension of Columbia Theological Seminary due to the evolution controversy
1890	Activities as a professor and scholar at Princeton University
1891	Appointment as President of the University of South Carolina (James Woodrow)
1896	Marriage (Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Norman Galt)
1902	Inauguration as President of Princeton University
1905	Drowning accident of brother Eddie
1907	Death of James Woodrow
1908	Sudden death of Norman Galt Trip to Europe
1911	Inauguration as Governor of New Jersey Marriage as New Jersey Governor (Ellen Louise Axson)
1913	Issues surrounding racial segregation New Freedom reforms Campaign to improve housing conditions in the White House Painting activities in the White House (Ellen Louise Axson) Development of the White House Rose Garden Inauguration as the 28th President of the United States Marriage as US President (Ellen Louise Axson)
1914	World War I Death of Ellen Louise Axson Opening of the Panama Canal
1915	Meeting with Woodrow Wilson Sinking of the RMS Lusitania Marriage (Thomas Woodrow Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt) Marriage (Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Woodrow Wilson)
1916	Reelection in the 1916 presidential election
1917	Zimmermann Telegram Wartime activities during World War I (Edith Bolling Galt Wilson) United States entry into World War I
1918	Announcement of the Fourteen Points Attendance at the Paris Peace Conference
1919	Senate opposition to the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations Promotion of the creation of the League of Nations Involvement in the administration of the Wilson presidency Wilson's stroke 1919 stroke of Woodrow Wilson
1921	Departure from the White House and Wilson's convalescence End of presidential term (Thomas Woodrow Wilson)
1924	Preservation activities for Wilson's legacy Death of Thomas Woodrow Wilson
1941	Pearl Harbor attack and US entry into World War II
1945	Attendance at the funeral of Franklin D. Roosevelt
1961	Attendance at the presidential inauguration of John F. Kennedy (Edith Bolling Galt Wilson) Death of Edith Bolling Galt Wilson Scheduled attendance at the Woodrow Wilson Bridge dedication ceremony

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New England	Boston’s prestigious family: The Bramin class Imperialism and Naval Expansion Theory Spanish-American War and Overseas Expansion World War I and International Diplomacy The New Deal and World War II Intellectuals and Journalism Policy Network Black Intellectuals
South	The Wilson Family The Roosevelt Administration Southern politician

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