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Woodrow Wilson was an American academic and occasional poet who had numerous books and essays published during his lifetime. He is, though, more famous for being President of the USA – the 28th, to be exact.

He served for two consecutive terms of office running between 1913 and 1921.

He was born Thomas Woodrow Wilson on the 28^th December 1856 in Staunton, Virginia.

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His family roots were Scottish, Irish and English and Thomas was one of four children. It was a fairly austere upbringing with both parents having strong Scottish Presbyterian links. His father was a minister of that church. It was, though, an atmosphere of strong academic qualities but the boy was initially hampered by a suspected case of dyslexia.

He overcame this himself during his teen years, having the self-discipline to develop strong writing and reading skills without formal tuition.

In 1873 he went to Davidson College, North Carolina but this lasted only one year before going on to Princeton University.