Woodrow WIlson was born Thomas Woodrow Wilson, on the 28th of December in the year 1856. He was born in Stauton, Virginia to a predominately Scottish family. With Wilson's father being a minister and his mother being the daughter of a minister, Woodrow Wilson had a strong religious background. Wilson attended colleges such as Davidson and Princeton. Later on, after Wilson graduated from Princeton, he served as the university's president. During his term as Princeton University's president, Wilson became know for his idealism and his effort on the reformation of education. In 1912 Woodrow Wilson went on to win the United States Presidential Election. Wilson was a promoter of Peace mostly because of his religious background, but Wilson was quickly forced to turn to war during World War One. Wilson sought to remain neutral during the World War and that is what got him re-elected, but in 1917 the United States was forced to go to war due to the sinking of American ships. A few months later in 1918 Wilson gave his speech to congress which was the speech that called for world peace. After Wilson Fourteen Points he went to Paris to try to build a peaceful world. Later on Wilson became sick. He went against his doctors and he suffered from a stroke. Wilson died February 4, 1924.