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President Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28, 1856 and died on February 3, 1924. He was an American politician and was the New Jersey governor from 1911 to 1913, who later became the 28th President of the United States. He served as a Democratic President from 1913 to 1921. He won in the election of 1912. He was up against Republican candidate William Taft and the Bull Moose Party, which was a new type of Republican party, candidate Teddy Roosevelt. Republican vote split between Roosevelt and Taft so Wilson won because more than half of the Republicans voted for Roosevelt and Taft but it was split so Wilson had more votes. Wilson created the Federal Reserve thus, establishing 12 regional banks. Regular banks had to join and deposit their funds with the reserve. This controlled currency circulation and interest. He also appointed Louis Brandeis to the Supreme Court. Brandeis was the first Jewish-American Supreme Court Judge. He defended the poor and women in reducing work hours.

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