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Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton, Virginia on December 28, 1856. Although he was born in Virginia he spent most of his early life in Augusta, Georgia. Wilson attended Davidson College where he earned a PhD and later was elected the president of Princeton University. In 1910 Wilson had his first taste of politics. He ran for Governor of New Jersey as a democrat. He was later elected the 34th governor of New Jersey. Only two years later he ran for President of the United States. Wilson defeated Republican Charles Hughes in a landslide victory. Woodrow served in office for two terms totaling 8 years. In the last two years of office Wilson is credited in ratifying the 17th amendment which allows states to choose their senators. He also included Mothers Day as an official holiday in May of 1914. Woodrow Wilson faced much whiplash from his martial issues. After his wife of 29 years passed away in office he quickly proposed to a widow named Edith Galt. Since this was very unusual behavior for widower people began to speculate that he had cheated on his wife before her death. People even rumored that Wilson murdered the First Lady. Toward the end of his time in office Wilson began to have many health issues that left him very weak. It has been rumored that during this time the active First Lady actually acted as president and made executive decisions. Woodrow Wilson died on February 3, 1924 in Washington D.C at the age of 67. Wilson had signs of strokes leading up to his death.

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