Name Robert Woolley | Died December 15, 1958 | |
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Born April 29, 1871
Lexington, Kentucky ( 1871-04-29 ) | ||
Robert Wickliffe Woolley (April 29, 1871 – December 15, 1958) 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.
Biography
He was born on April 29, 1871 in Lexington, Kentucky to Franklin Waters Woolley (1845-1891) and Lucy McCaw (1844-1905)
He married Marguerite Holmes Trenholm Woolley (1878-1936) and had three children. He is the maternal grandfather of Charles S. Robb, the former senator and governor of Virginia, through his daughter, Marguerite Trenholm Woolley (1901 - 1983).
He was Director of the United States Mint from 1915 to 1916.
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."
He was a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1920.
He died on December 15, 1958.