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  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Staunton, Virginia
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Washington DC
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Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States (191321). He is best remembered for his legislative accomplishments and his high-minded idealism.

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Woodrow Wilson was born December 28, 1856, in Staunton, Virginia. After serving as president of Princeton University, he became governor of New Jersey in 1910. He became the 28th president of the United States in 1913, and was reelected in 1916. On October 2, 1919, he suffered a massive stroke that left him partially paralyzed. He finished his term but never again fully functioned as president.

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