Sarah Clotworthy Stevenson

Sarah Clotworthy Stevenson
Born 1824
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died 1885
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Nationality American
Known for First lady of West Virginia, 1869-1871

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.[1]

References

  1. "West Virginia's First Ladies," West Virginia Division of Culture and History, June 2007.
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Mary Ireland Farnsworth
First Lady of West Virginia
1869 1871
Succeeded by
Jane Baird Jacob
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