Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921. He was the only Democrat to serve as president during the Progressive Era, when Republicans dominated the presidency and legislative branches. As president, Wilson made significant economic reforms and led the United States through World War I. He was the leading architect of the League of Nations, and his stance on foreign policy came to be known as Wilsonian idealism. The Nobel Peace Prize 1919, announced December 10, 1920. Woodrow Wilson, “for his role as founder of the League of Nations”. Woodrow Wilson: born 1856, Staunton, VA, USA. Wiki link Data: the Nobel Foundation (CC0).