Mary Alice Tieche Smith

Mary Alice Tieche Smith
Born	June 25, 1918(1918-06-25) Beckley, West Virginia
Died	April 13, 1987(1987-04-13) (aged 68) Beckley, West Virginia
Nationality	American
Known for	First lady of West Virginia, 1965-1969

Mary Alice Tieche Smith (1918–1987) was the wife of former Governor of West Virginia Hulett C. Smith and served as that state's First Lady 1965-1969. She was born June 25, 1918 at Beckley, West Virginia. She attended Arlington Hall School in Washington, D.C. and Ward Belmont Junior College in Nashville, Tennessee. She married Hulett C. Smith in 1942. As first lady, she supervised a major renovation of the West Virginia Governor's Mansion and helped develop a brochure depicting the changes. She also promoted civic causes such as public health issues and Head Start early education programs. After leaving office, the Smiths returned to Beckley, where she died April 13, 1987.^[1]

References

1. ^ "West Virginia's First Ladies," West Virginia Division of Culture and History, June 2007.

Honorary titles
Preceded by Opal Wilcox Barron	First Lady of West Virginia 1965 – 1969	Succeeded by Shelley Riley Moore

Persondata
Name	Smith, Mary Alice Tieche
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	June 25, 1918
Place of birth	Beckley, West Virginia
Date of death	April 13, 1987
Place of death	Beckley, West Virginia