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Joseph Ruggles Wilson

American theologian and father of Woodrow Wilson

  • Fame47.7
  • Momentum5.7
  • Wikipedia1.8K
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Lived 1822–1903, aged 81United States
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  • Era
    1822–1903
    Aged 81
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Updated 2026-06-26

Joseph Ruggles Wilson Sr. was a prominent American Presbyterian theologian and father of President Woodrow Wilson, Nashville Banner editor Joseph Ruggles Wilson Jr., and Anne E. Wilson Howe. In 1861, as pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Augusta, Georgia, he organized the General Assembly of the newly formed Presbyterian Church in the United States, known as the Southern Presbyterian Church, and served as its clerk for 37 years.

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Completeness70.0
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