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Sarah Clotworthy Stevenson

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Sarah Clotworthy Stevenson
Born1824 (1824)
Died1885 (aged 60–61)
Known forFirst lady of West Virginia, 1869-1871

Sarah Clotworthy Stevenson (1824–1885) was the wife of former Governor of West Virginia, William E. Stevenson. She held the role of First Lady of the state from 1869 to 1871.

Biography

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She was born in 1824 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1842, she married William E. Stevenson. In the 1850s, the Stevensons relocated from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Parkersburg, West Virginia, where Mr. Stevenson became a strong advocate for the Union and West Virginia statehood.

During her husband's term as governor, in 1870, the state capital was moved from Wheeling to Charleston. After William E. Stevenson's tenure ended, the Stevensons returned to Parkersburg, West Virginia.

Death

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She died at Parkersburg in 1885.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "West Virginia's First Ladies," West Virginia Division of Culture and History, June 2007.
Honorary titles
Preceded by First Lady of West Virginia
1869 – 1871
Succeeded by