Background
Woolley, Robert Wickliffe was born on April 29, 1871 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Son of Frank W. and Lucy (McCaw) Woolley.
Woolley, Robert Wickliffe was born on April 29, 1871 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Son of Frank W. and Lucy (McCaw) Woolley.
Student of University Kentucky, 1886-1887, Doctor of Laws, 1955. Fordham University, 1887-1889.
Began newspaper work Lexington Leader, 1893. Sporting editor Chicago Tribune, 1896-1897. On staff of New York World, New York and Washingtpn, District of Columbia, 1897-1905, and 1907-1909.
Chief investigator for Stanley Committee, investigating affairs of the United States Steel Corporation, 1911-1912.
Chief of bureau of Publicity, Democratic National Committee, 1912, also editor Democratic campaign textbooks, 1912 and 1914. Auditor of the Treasury for the Interior Department, 1913-1915.
Director of the Mint, 1915-1916. Director publicity and member Democratic National Campaign Committee, 1916.
Director publicity 1st Liberty Loan of 1917.
Member Interstate Commerce Commission, 1917-1921. Member of law firm Esch, Kerr, Woolley, Taylor & Shipe, 1929-1934. Chairman New York Stockholders’ Protective Committee of Missouri-Kansas Pipe Lincolnshire Company, 1934-1937.
Delaware to Democratic National Convention, 1936-1940.
Chairman National Democratic Council of District of Columbia, 1935-1936. Trustee Frontier Nursing Society.
Member Kentucky Society of Washington, South.R. Clubs: University, Alfalfa, National Press (Washington).
Married Marguerite Holmes Trenholm, April. Children: Marguerite Trenholm, Lucy de Graffenreid (Mistress Clarence South. List), Florence Trenholm Wicliffe (Mistress Herbert A. McKee), Frances Howard (Mistress James South. Robb).