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Joseph Ruggles Wilson

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Joseph Ruggles Wilson
BornFebruary 28, 1822
DiedJanuary 21, 1903(1903-01-21) (aged 80)
Education
SpouseJessie Janet Woodrow
Children
ParentJames Wilson
ReligionPresbyterian
ChurchPresbyterian Church in the United States

Joseph Ruggles Wilson Sr. (February 28, 1822 – January 21, 1903)[1] was a known Presbyterian theologian (person who studies religon) and father of President Woodrow Wilson.[2] In 1861, as pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Augusta, Georgia, he started the General Assembly of the newly formed Presbyterian Church in the United States, known as the Southern Presbyterian Church, and was its clerk (chief executive officer) for thirty-seven years.

References

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  1. "Joseph Ruggles Wilson". Woodrow Wilson House. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  2. Dodd, William Edward (1920). Woodrow Wilson and his Work. Doubleday, Page & Company. p. 3.