Belle Goshorn MacCorkle

Belle Goshorn MacCorkle
Born 1841 (1841)
Charleston, West Virginia
Died September 12, 1923(1923-09-12)
Charleston, West Virginia
Nationality American
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]

References

  1. "West Virginia's First Ladies," West Virginia Division of Culture and History, June 2007.
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Carrie Watson Fleming
First Lady of West Virginia
18931897
Succeeded by
Myra Horner Camden Atkinson
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