Henrietta Cotton Wilson (1847–1915) was the wife of former Governor of West Virginia E. Willis Wilson

Emanuel Willis Wilson

Emanuel Willis Wilson was the seventh Governor of West Virginia in 1884. He was married to Henrietta Cotton.When the Legislature disputed the Election of 1888, both Governor Wilson and State Senate President Robert S. Carr claimed the right to sit as Governor until the dispute was resolved...

 and served as that state's First Lady

First Lady

First Lady or First Gentlemanis the unofficial title used in some countries for the spouse of an elected head of state.It is not normally used to refer to the spouse or partner of a prime minister; the husband or wife of the British Prime Minister is usually informally referred to as prime...

, 1885-1890. She was born in 1847, at Charleston, West Virginia

Charleston, West Virginia

Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...

, a daughter of prominent doctor John T. Cotton

John T. Cotton

John T. Cotton was a physician who practiced in West Virginia.- Family :Cotton was a descendant of Reverend John Cotton and the son of Dr John Cotton, one of the founders of Marietta College...

 and Sara Ashton Fitzhugh Cotton. In 1874, she married E. Willis Wilson

Emanuel Willis Wilson

Emanuel Willis Wilson was the seventh Governor of West Virginia in 1884. He was married to Henrietta Cotton.When the Legislature disputed the Election of 1888, both Governor Wilson and State Senate President Robert S. Carr claimed the right to sit as Governor until the dispute was resolved...

. She was the first governor's wife to serve an entire term at Charleston. She died at Charleston in 1915.