Henrietta Cotton Wilson

Henrietta Cotton Wilson (1847–1915) was the wife of former Governor of West Virginia E. Willis Wilson and served as that state's First Lady, 1885-1890. She was born in 1847, at Charleston, Virginia, a daughter of prominent medical doctor John T. Cotton and Sara Ashton Fitzhugh Cotton. In 1874, she married E. Willis Wilson. She was the first governor's wife to serve an entire term at Charleston. She died at Charleston in 1915.[1]

Henrietta Cotton Wilson
Born1847
Died1915
NationalityAmerican
Known forFirst lady of West Virginia, 1885-1890
SpouseEmanuel Willis Wilson

References

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  1. ^ "West Virginia's First Ladies," West Virginia Division of Culture and History, June 2007.
Honorary titles
Preceded by First Lady of West Virginia
1885 – 1890
Succeeded by