premise: Woodrow Wilson did not live in part of the 20th century.
hypothesis: Thomas Woodrow Wilson ( December 28 , 1856 -- February 3 , 1924 ) was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921 . A member of the Democratic Party , Wilson served as the President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910 and as Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913 . He suffered debilitating strokes in September 1919 ; after that his wife and staff handled most of his presidential duties . With the help of state Democratic bosses , Wilson won the 1910 Democratic nomination for governor of New Jersey , and was elected as a fresh reformer , holding office from 1911 to 1913 . Wilson retired at the end of his presidency , and he died in 1924 .