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

Persondata
Name	Stevenson, Sarah Clotworthy
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Short description
Date of birth	1824
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of death	1885
Place of death	Parkersburg, West Virginia