Joseph Ruggles Wilson

Joseph Ruggles Wilson Sr. (February 28, 1822 – January 21, 1903) was a prominent 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 (chief executive officer) for 37 years.

Joseph Ruggles Wilson
BornFebruary 28, 1822
Steubenville, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJanuary 21, 1903(1903-01-21) (aged 80)
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
Education
  • Jefferson College
  • Princeton Theological Seminary
SpouseJessie Janet Woodrow
Children
  • Woodrow
  • Joseph Jr.
  • Annie
  • Marion
ParentJames Wilson
ReligionPresbyterian
ChurchPresbyterian Church in the United States
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