Joseph Ruggles Wilson Sr was a prominent Presbyterian Pastor, supporter of the Confederacy and slavery and the father of President Woodrow Wilson. - AsNotedIn
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| 1844/00/00 | Joseph Wilson graduates valedictorian from Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania (now Washington and Jefferson College). | Education | Administration Building, Washington and Jefferson College | Washington | |||
| 1846/00/00 | For one year, Joseph Wilson studies under Charles Hodge at Princeton Theological Seminary, 1846-1847, but he received no degree. | Vocation | Princeton Theological Seminary | Princeton | |||
| 1849/00/00 | Rev Joseph Ruggles Wilson is ordained and installed in the Presbyterian Church of Chartiers, Pennsylvania, by the Presbytery of Ohio. | Vocation | |||||
| 1851/00/00 | Joseph Wilson becomes a Professor of Chemistry and Natural Science at Hampden-Sydney College, 1851-1855. | Vocation | Hampden-Sydney College | Hampden Sydney, VA | |||
| 1855/06/24 | Joseph Wilson is installed at the First Presbyterian Church, Staunton. He had already accepted the invitation in December 1854. | Home | Woodrow Wilson Birthplace | Staunton, VA | |||
| 1856/00/00 | Rev Joseph R Wilson serves for one year as the Principal of Augusta Female Seminary, presiding over the expansion of the seminary's buildings. | Vocation | Mary Baldwin College, Main Building | Staunton, VA | |||
| 1858/00/00 | Rev Joseph Ruggles Wilson serves as the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Augusta from 1858 to 1870. | Vocation | First Presbyterian Church of Augusta | Augusta, GA | |||
| 1860/00/00 | Trustees of the Presbyterian Church offer Rev Dr Wilson a raise and a new Manse. The recently erected house is bought from Aaron H Jones for $10,000. | Home | Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home | Augusta, GA | |||
| 1861/00/00 | Reverend Wilson, a leader in organizing the Presbyterian Church of the Confederate States of America, host the first meeting at First Presbyterian Church of Augusta. | Work | First Presbyterian Church of Augusta | Augusta, GA | |||
| 1861/01/06 | Rev Joseph R Wilson provides a biblical justification for slavery in his "Mutual Relation of Masters and Slaves as Taught in the Bible" sermon. | Vocation | First Presbyterian Church of Augusta | Augusta, GA | |||
| 1872/00/00 | Wilson Home, a modified Tuscan villa of unquestionable Andrew J Downing inspiration, is built for the Rev J R Wilson and his family. They will move to Wilmington, North Carolina in 1875. | Home | The Architecture of Country Houses (book) | Thomas Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home | Columbia, SC | ||
| 1903/01/21 | Rev Joseph Ruggles Wilson dies at Prospect, Princeton. He is buried next to his wife at First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina. | Died | Prospect House, Princeton | Princeton | |||
| 1903/01/21 | Rev Joseph Ruggles Wilson dies at Prospect, Princeton. He is buried next to his wife at First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina. | Died | First Presbyterian Church | Columbia, SC |
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