Born near Shelbyville , Kentucky , Oglesby attended the public schools , Kentucky Wesleyan College ( then at Millersburg ) , and the Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington . He studied law . He was admitted to the bar in 1890 and commenced practice in New York City . He served during the Spanish – American War as a private in Company C , Seventy-first Regiment , New York National Guard . He was a member of the New York State Assembly ( Westchester Co. , 1st D. ) in 1906 . He was a delegate to the 1912 Democratic National Convention
1912 Democratic National Convention
1912 Democratic National Convention
Woodson R. Oglesby