1. Presidents
... of staying neutral in the conflict between France and Britain. Jefferson lost the presidency to James Madison in 1809. At the age of 76 Jefferson founded the University of Virginia. He died on July 4, 1826 on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence (Brief). The 16th president was Abraham Lincoln ... ). Our 28th president was Woodrow Wilson. He was born in Virginia in 1856. He went to Princeton, Virginia Law School, and John Hopkins University. In 1885 he married Ellen Axson. He was a professor of political science at Princeton and in 1902 became the presiden...
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