Henrietta Cotton Wilson Explained

Henrietta Cotton Wilson
Birth Date:1847
Birth Place:Charleston, West Virginia
Death Date:1915
Death Place:Charleston, West Virginia
Known For:First lady of West Virginia, 1885-1890
Nationality:American
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, 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]

Notes and References

  1. "West Virginia's First Ladies," West Virginia Division of Culture and History, June 2007.