Mary Miller Glasscock

Mary Miller Glasscock
Born Mary Miller
(1872-09-08)September 8, 1872
Arnettsville, West Virginia, U.S.
Died April 12, 1925(1925-04-12) (aged 52)
Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.
Nationality American
Known for First Lady of West Virginia, 1909-1913

Mary Miller Glasscock (1872–1925) was the wife of former Governor of West Virginia William E. Glasscock and served as that state's First Lady, 1909-1913. She was born September 8, 1872, at Arnettsville, West Virginia. In 1888, just shy of her 16th birthday, she married William E. Glasscock. As first lady, she hosted social gatherings and participated in Charleston civic affairs.

After leaving office, the Glasscocks resided at Morgantown, West Virginia where she died from breast cancer on April 12, 1925, aged 52, less than three months after the death of her husband.[1]

References

  1. "West Virginia's First Ladies", West Virginia Division of Culture and History, June 2007; accessed December 13, 2014.
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Maude Brown Dawson
First Lady of West Virginia
1909–1913
Succeeded by
South Carolina "Carrie" Bronson Hatfield
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