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Belle Goshorn MacCorkle

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First Lady of West Virginia from 1893 to 1897
Belle Goshorn MacCorkle
Born1841 (1841)
Charleston, Virginia
Died(1923-09-12)September 12, 1923
Charleston, West Virginia
NationalityAmerican
Known forFirst lady of West Virginia, 1893-1897

Belle Goshorn MacCorkle (1841 – September 12, 1923) was the wife of former Governor of West Virginia William A. MacCorkle and served as that state's First Lady, 1893–1897. She was born in 1841, at Charleston, West Virginia. In 1884, she married William A. MacCorkle. The MacCorkles were the first to reside in the state supplied Governor's Mansion. She died at the MacCorkle home Sunrise on September 12, 1923.

References

  1. "West Virginia's First Ladies," West Virginia Division of Culture and History, June 2007.
Honorary titles
Preceded byCarrie Watson Fleming First Lady of West Virginia
1893–1897
Succeeded byMyra Horner Camden Atkinson
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