Edith Wilson was the first lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921 and the second wife of President Woodrow Wilson. She married the widower Wilson in December 1915,during his first term as president. Edith Wilson played an influential role in President Wilson's administration following the severe stroke he suffered in October 1919. For the remainder of her husband's presidency,she managed the office of the president,a role she later described as a "stewardship",and determined which communications and matters of state were important enough to bring to the attention of the bedridden president.
William Edward Dodd was an American historian,author and diplomat. A liberal Democrat,he served as the United States Ambassador to Germany from 1933 to 1937 during the Nazi era. Initially a holder of the slightly antisemitic notions of his times,he went to Germany with instructions from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to do what he could to protest Nazi treatment of Jews in Germany "unofficially",while also attempting to follow official State Department instructions to maintain cordial official diplomatic relations. Convinced from firsthand observation that the Nazis were an increasing threat,he resigned over his inability to mobilize the Roosevelt administration,particularly the State Department,to counter the Nazis prior to the start of World War II.
Oscar Wilder Underwood was an American lawyer and politician from Alabama,and also a candidate for President of the United States in 1912 and 1924. He was the first formally designated floor leader in the United States Senate,and the only individual to serve as the Democratic leader in both the Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
William Lyne Wilson was an American politician and lawyer from West Virginia. A Bourbon Democrat,he was elected to the United States Congress in 1882 and served six terms of office,ending in 1895.
Wilson Cary Nicholas was an American politician who served in the U.S. Senate from 1799 to 1804 and was the 19th Governor of Virginia from 1814 to 1816.
John Garland Pollard was a Virginia lawyer and American Democratic politician,who served as the 21st Attorney General of Virginia (1914-1918) and as the 51st Governor of Virginia,as well as on the Federal Trade Commission (1919-1921) and as chairman of the Board of Veterans Appeals (1934-1937).
The Virginia dynasty is a term sometimes used to describe the fact that four of the first five presidents of the United States were from Virginia. The term sometimes excludes George Washington,who,though a Virginia planter,was closely aligned with the policies of the Federalist Party,and was succeeded by his vice president,John Adams of Massachusetts. The first five presidents were,in order,George Washington,John Adams,Thomas Jefferson,James Madison,and James Monroe.
The Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia from May 25 to September 17,1787. Although the convention was intended to revise the league of states and first system of government under the Articles of Confederation,the intention from the outset of many of its proponents,chief among them James Madison of Virginia and Alexander Hamilton of New York,was to create a new Frame of Government rather than fix the existing one. The delegates elected George Washington of Virginia,former commanding general of the Continental Army in the late American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) and proponent of a stronger national government,to become President of the convention. The result of the convention was the creation of the Constitution of the United States,placing the Convention among the most significant events in American history.
The Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) is the Virginia chapter of the Republican Party. It is based at the Richard D. Obenshain Center in Richmond.
Thomas Staples Martin was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Albemarle County,Virginia,who founded a political organization that held power in Virginia for decades and who personally became a U.S. Senator who served for nearly a quarter century and rose to become the Majority Leader before dying in office.
Bourbon Democrat was a term used in the United States in the later 19th century and early 20th century (1872–1904) to refer to members of the Democratic Party who were ideologically aligned with fiscal conservatism or classical liberalism,especially those who supported presidential candidates Charles O'Conor in 1872,Samuel J. Tilden in 1876,President Grover Cleveland in 1884,1888,and 1892 and Alton B. Parker in 1904.
Benjamin Wilson was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as a United States Representative from West Virginia) (1875–1883) and as an assistant attorney general during the administration of President Grover Cleveland.
The Atlantic Coast Conference honors players and coaches upon the conclusion of each college football season with the following individual honors as voted on by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.
The 1912 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 5,1912. Voters chose 12 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 1908 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 3,1908,as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose twelve representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
From March 9 to June 5,1920,voters of the Democratic Party elected delegates to the 1920 Democratic National Convention,for the purposing of choosing a nominee for president in the 1920 United States presidential election.
The 1888 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 6,1888,to elect the governor of West Virginia.
The 1912 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 5,1912,as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose eight representatives,or electors,to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 1912 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 5,1912,as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives,or electors,to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
