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Woodrow Wilson's Contribution To The University Of Washington
Woodrow Wilson was born December 28, 1856 in Virginia and died February 3, 1924 in Washington, D.C. He married Ellen Louise Azson. She passed away and later he married Edith Galt. He had 3 children. He was the 28th President.

His father was a preacher in Georgia, Virginia and North Carolina. He Had a hard time in school because he was dyslexia. Through hard work he became a good scholar and got a degree in history. He attended several universities. He went to the University of Virginia and studied law. In 1882 he passed the bar exam. After a short time of practicing law he decided he did not like it.

Woodrow Wilson returned to Princeton University in Virginia and he became a political science professor. He taught at Princeton for

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