Sarah Clotworthy Stevenson
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Sarah Clotworthy Stevenson (1824–1885) was the wife of former Governor of West Virginia William E. Stevenson
and served as that state's First Lady
, 1869-1871. She was born in 1824, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. In 1842, she married William E. Stevenson
. In the 1850s, the Stevensons moved from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
to Parkersburg, West Virginia
where Mr. Stevenson became a staunch pro-Union and West Virginia statehood activist. During her husband's term, in 1870, the capital was relocated from Wheeling to Charleston. After leaving office, the Stevensons returned to Parkersburg, West Virginia
. She died at Parkersburg in 1885.
William E. Stevenson
William Erskine Stevenson was an American cabinet-maker, farmer, and Republican politician from Parkersburg, West Virginia. He was the third Governor of West Virginia from 1869 until 1871....
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...
, 1869-1871. She was born in 1824, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
. In 1842, she married William E. Stevenson
William E. Stevenson
William Erskine Stevenson was an American cabinet-maker, farmer, and Republican politician from Parkersburg, West Virginia. He was the third Governor of West Virginia from 1869 until 1871....
. In the 1850s, the Stevensons moved from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
to Parkersburg, West Virginia
Parkersburg, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,099 people, 14,467 households, and 8,767 families residing in the city. In 2006 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that Parkersburg's population had decreased 4.4% to 31,755. The population density was 2,800.5 people per square mile . There were 16,100 housing...
where Mr. Stevenson became a staunch pro-Union and West Virginia statehood activist. During her husband's term, in 1870, the capital was relocated from Wheeling to Charleston. After leaving office, the Stevensons returned to Parkersburg, West Virginia
Parkersburg, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,099 people, 14,467 households, and 8,767 families residing in the city. In 2006 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that Parkersburg's population had decreased 4.4% to 31,755. The population density was 2,800.5 people per square mile . There were 16,100 housing...
. She died at Parkersburg in 1885.