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Robert Wickliffe Woolley

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Robert Wickliffe Woolley

Birth
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Death
15 Dec 1958 (aged 87)
District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Fairfax, Fairfax City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 1 plot 162
Memorial ID
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Additional information provided by Jane (#47569466):
Robert Wickliffe Woolley was an American Democratic politician from Washington D.C.He had deep connections with the Wilson Administration. Woolley had been characterized as “the old man who elected Woodrow Wilson in 1916.” He had been Wilson’s campaign manager
He was Director of the United States Mint from 1915 to 1916, and a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1920.
He was born on April 29, 1871 in Lexington, Kentucky to Franklin Waters Woolley (1845-1891) and Lucy McCaw (1844-1905)
He married Marguerite Holmes Trenholm Woolley (1878-1936) and had three children.
He was Director of the United States Mint from 1915 to 1916.
During President Wilson's 1916 reelection bid, Woolley was the chairman of the Bureau of Publicity for the Democratic National Committee.
He was a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1920
sources: Wikipedia and News.google.com, The Milwaukee Sentinel - Sep 16, 1967
Robbs Lineage, Old, Good, article by Marian McBride
Additional information provided by Jane (#47569466):
Robert Wickliffe Woolley was an American Democratic politician from Washington D.C.He had deep connections with the Wilson Administration. Woolley had been characterized as “the old man who elected Woodrow Wilson in 1916.” He had been Wilson’s campaign manager
He was Director of the United States Mint from 1915 to 1916, and a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1920.
He was born on April 29, 1871 in Lexington, Kentucky to Franklin Waters Woolley (1845-1891) and Lucy McCaw (1844-1905)
He married Marguerite Holmes Trenholm Woolley (1878-1936) and had three children.
He was Director of the United States Mint from 1915 to 1916.
During President Wilson's 1916 reelection bid, Woolley was the chairman of the Bureau of Publicity for the Democratic National Committee.
He was a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1920
sources: Wikipedia and News.google.com, The Milwaukee Sentinel - Sep 16, 1967
Robbs Lineage, Old, Good, article by Marian McBride


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