Henrietta Cotton Wilson
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Born1847
Died1915 (aged 67–68)
KnownforFirst lady of West Virginia, 1885-1890
SpouseEmanuel Willis Wilson
Henrietta Cotton Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1847 |
| Died | 1915 (aged 67–68) |
| 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]