词条 | Robert W. Woolley |
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| name = Robert Wickliffe Woolley | image = File:Robert W, Woolley at his desk.jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1871|4|29}} | birth_place =Lexington, Kentucky, United States | death_date = {{Death date and age|1958|12|15|1871|4|29}} | death_place = United States | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | residence = | nationality = American | other_names = | known_for = | education = | employer = | occupation = | office = Director of the United States Mint | term_start = 1915 | term_end = 1916 | salary = | networth = | height = | weight = | predecessor = | successor = | party = Democratic | boards = | religion = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }}Robert Wickliffe Woolley (April 29, 1871 – December 15, 1958) was an American Democratic politician from Washington D.C.. He was Director of the United States Mint from 1915 to 1916, and a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1920. He was a critic of American fuel consumption.[1] BiographyHe was born on April 29, 1871 in Lexington, Kentucky to Franklin Waters Woolley (1845–1891) and the former Lucy McCaw (1844–1905). He married Marguerite Holmes Trenholm (1878–1936) in 1900 and had four daughters, Marguerite Trenholm Woolley (1901–1983), Lucy DeGraffenried (Woolley) List (1902–1993), Florence Trenholm Wickliffe (Woolley) McKee (1905–1997) and Frances Howard (Wolley) Robb (1914–2003). Frances was the mother of future governor of Virginia Chuck Robb. He was Director of the United States Mint from 1915 to 1916.[2] During President Wilson's 1916 reelection bid, Woolley was the chairman of the Bureau of Publicity for the Democratic National Committee and was credited with the successful slogan "He Has Kept Us Out of the War."[3] He was a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1920.[4] He died on December 15, 1958. References{{Commons category|Robert W. Woolley}}1. ^Woolley, Robert W. "What Fuel Conservation Means to America" 1920, as published in American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1920. 2. ^{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Captain Robb Told His Parents Of Wedding Plans a Month Ago |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/09/11/archives/captain-robb-told-his-parents-of-wedding-plans-a-month-ago.html |quote=The captain's maternal grandfather was Robert Wickliffe Woolley; director of the United States Mint from March, 1915, to February, 1916, who died in 1958. |newspaper=New York Times |date=September 11, 1967 |accessdate=2014-08-07 }} 3. ^{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Captain Robb Told His Parents Of Wedding Plans a Month Ago |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/09/11/archives/captain-robb-told-his-parents-of-wedding-plans-a-month-ago.html|newspaper=New York Times |date=September 11, 1967 |accessdate=2015-10-29 }} 4. ^{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Statement, in Times April 23, Putting 'Balanced Budget' First, Cited by R.W. Woolley |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1932/09/26/archives/roosevelt-quoted-as-opposing-bonus-statement-in-times-april-23.html |quote=... in a letter written by Robert W. Woolley, former member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, to George R. Hunt of Lexington, Ky. |newspaper=New York Times |date= |accessdate=2014-08-07 }} External links
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