Alice A. W. Cadwallader

Alice A. W. Cadwallader (, Moorehouse; after first marriage, Cochran; after second marriage White; after third marriage, Cadwallader; 1832 – May 20, 1910) was an American philanthropist and temperance activist. She served in Florida as state president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU).

Early life Alice Ann Moorehouse was born in St. Clairsville, Ohio, in 1832. Her father, George Washington Moorehouse (ca. 1805 - 1888), was of English descent, and her mother, Elizabeth Linder (1807-1887), of German descent, came from Rutland, Vermont. Alice was one of a family of twelve children, her siblings being, Philo, Charles Roxcenia, George, John, Abigail, Louisa, Cornelius, Parker, Lucretia, and William. Alcoholic liquors -beverage, flavoring, and medicine- were not allowed in the family home and at an early age, Alice became a "Daughter of Temperance".

While still a teenager, on September 17, 1848, in Belmont County, Ohio, she married Francis Cochran (1824-1853),

In addition to her temperance activism, Mrs. Cadwallader entered into church service and philanthropic work in Jacksonville. She was an active member of St. Luke's Hospital board of managers, composed entirely of women, and she served on the board of the Orphanage and Home for the Friendless. In addition, she was associated with missionary and jail activities. During 1890, when she was traveling with her husband, she kept busy everywhere, in addition to providing constant oversight of her work in Florida. and made reports of the meetings to the state paper, The Telephone. She was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Asheville, North Carolina. She was survived by two sons.