Henrietta Cotton Wilson
Henrietta Cotton Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1847 |
| Died | 1915 |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | First lady of West Virginia, 1885-1890 |
| Spouse | Emanuel Willis 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, from 1885 to1890. She was born in 1847, in Charleston, Virginia, the 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 in Charleston. She died in Charleston in 1915.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "West Virginia's First Ladies," West Virginia Division of Culture and History, June 2007.