Woolley, Robert Wickliffe, 1871-1958

Journalist, politician, and public official.

From the description of Robert Wickliffe Woolley papers, 1842-1956 (bulk 1912-1921). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79270041

Biographical Note

• 1871, Apr. 29: Born, Lexington, Ky.
• 1886 - 1887 : Attended University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.
• 1887 - 1889 : Attended Fordham University, New York, N.Y.
• 1893: Reporter, Lexington Leader
• 1895 - 1896 : Editor, American Sportsman
• 1896 - 1897 : Sports editor, Chicago Tribune
• 1897 - 1905 : Reporter, New York World
• 1900: Married Marguerite Holmes Trenholm (died 1936)
• 1907 - 1909 : Washington, D.C., correspondent, New York World
• 1911 - 1912 : Chief investigator for the Stanley Committee investigating the U.S. Steel Corp.
• 1912: Compiled Democratic Party campaign text book
• 1913 - 1915 : Auditor, Interior Department
• 1914: Edited Democratic Party campaign text book
• 1915 - 1916 : Director of the Mint and chairman, Inter-Departmental Committee on Information
• 1916: Member and chairman of publicity, Democratic Campaign Committee
• 1917: Director of publicity, first Liberty Loan
• 1917 - 1921 : Member, Interstate Commerce Commission
• 1929 - 1935 : Member of law firm, Washington, D.C.
• 1934 - 1937 : Chairman, National Democratic Council of Washington, D.C.
• 1936: Delegate, Democratic National convention
• 1940: Delegate, National Democratic convention
• 1945 - 1947 : Member of twelve emergency boards of the National Mediation Board
• 1958, Dec. 16: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Robert Wickliffe Woolley Papers, 1842-1956, (bulk 1912-1921), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)