Belle Goshorn MacCorkle
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Born1841
DiedSeptember 12, 1923
KnownforFirst lady of West Virginia, 1893-1897
Belle Goshorn MacCorkle | |
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| Born | 1841 |
| Died | September 12, 1923 |
| Known for | First 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.[1]