Show WILSON NOT LONG IN PUBLIC LIFE began as governor of new jersey in 1910 chosen president in 1912 Wort drow wilson was n born tit ton VH va december 28 1850 1856 ills his faan father ther wits tle the joint john it 11 oil and it hi ills smother lier wits feie woodrow n nn na alve of 0 carlisle they reared pon con cinc ente fully lie ile was given every that limply mentis ronld could afford hini the foil foundations if dation t for ills his career were laid in schools at augusta Augus tn ga find Colum bill 13 C from there lie to wont went to princeton college where tio tie took tile the full nea blemle coursed course graduating with high honors tn ili 1870 1879 ile iio then entered the law school of tho the university of virginia wid on oil graduation was admitted to the bur bar of georgia Goor gln ile iio practiced law in 1882 SS tile net result of that tant experiment wits tile tho conviction that tant for him tit nt least the way to a knowledge of the science of government tind and the opportunity to write ab about out it did not lie ile through the lie routine of law when lio lie abandoned law practice in isai tie went vent to johns hopkins university in ISSO lie received the degree of ill I 1 D front from johns johna hopkins university fur for a thesis on congressional government ern orn ment which was aate rard enlarged into it a book that met mcl ith much success on both sides hides of tho the lie he was wag married in 1885 HI ili wife w ifo wita miss ullen blien axson of savannah ga gai daughter of ilia itcy 1 dward axson site she tied in tile the white house august 0 1014 december 18 1015 the president married mrs colling boiling gait of washington mr wilson hns has three daughters miss Marg margriet viet woodrow wilson mrs frnnces frances bowes sayre and mrs william gabbs mcadoo professorship at princeton in 1883 mr wilson was mittle made a member of the lie faculty facility of wesleyan university middletown conn ile ho remained there only two years year ills his reputation as a writer and educator lin having V attracted the tit attention of hla his ahnin muter till and 1 I lie ws was limited to tile tho ellitia of jurisprudence and political economy nt at princeton it lie e again joined its his fortunes with princeton when lit in ilia fall of 1800 1890 lie he took the chair of jurisprudence and politic pol ittes tit nt that tant institution ilk iio lidd held tills chair nt at princeton for twelve years writing during dining this period his li is famous work A history of the american people when president francis landey patton in 1000 announced ills Intent intention loi of retiring doctor willson was at once looked upon us ni ills hla logical successor buce or the fact that lie was irot fin an ordained minister tit nt first threatened to stand in tho the way us its some of talo facility it and board of were not in favor of breaking the old prece precedent d ent hut but the tc notions of doctor wll wit son fion mere so BO strong that tills this objection was quickly overridden and lie fie wits was forni formally tilly installed as president in mt mr wilson remained as the head had 0 of princeton for ten years lie ile lind had hl already attracted great attention and even tit at that time lie ho was pointed ou out t ns as possible presidential timber ile ho had taken a part in n p politics ani in IRIO 1010 when the democratic tion discovered that it roust must put up a strong candidate to win will tile state witson was selected ns as tle the anfin man mr wilson was elected governor by a plurality oi at about within six months after assuming tho the governorship lie lad had induced the legislature to 0 o pass q a serles berles of laws of 0 the most type such ns as the primary election law mw tile tho corrupt practices net tho the employers liability net act a public utilities act a municipal commission government law and sterilization or act mentioned for presidency Preal Sency in tho the second year of ills hla governorship ills boom for president was started under the management pt Wilif william tim K V mccombs one of ills his former au u dents tit nt princeton during the tio no less less that halt half a dozen other entrants for presidential honors made their appearance at the bent u ent democratic national convention at june IT 27 july 2 mr wilson beat out all 11 entries ena with a voto that increased a nt it each rol call till ills his victory was mas recorded on oil the forty sixth ballot in tho election that followed ile ha was an all easy victor over the taft and nd kloose velt tickets though li ills his entire popular kopul a Y vote dif did not reach that accorded william willam jennings brynn bryan ln Iti 1008 the wilsons in Ai apt abbhi it a century buck back when inmei IV allson lation grand grandfather futher of the president canto came oyer over t ann fin scotland ani settled in aphin from therle liu lit went avent to 0 which was then on the iro itter ile iio published it newspaper and practiced n in common coin nion ina and was known as jou I 1 the presidents father joseph it A allson Wl lson was born it in and grow up I 1 MUM imad tile hardy and manhood making surroundings of the pioneer country |