About Belle Goshorn MacCorkle
Lived 1841 – 1923 (aged 81–82). Belle Goshorn MacCorkle was an American politician, known for First Lady.
Belle Goshorn MacCorkle (1841 – September 12, 1923) was the wife of former Governor of West Virginia William A. MacCorkle and served as that state's First Lady, 1893–1897. She was born in 1841, at Charleston, West Virginia. In 1884, she married William A. MacCorkle. The MacCorkles were the first to reside in the state supplied Governor's Mansion. She died at the MacCorkle home Sunrise on September 12, 1923.
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First Lady of West Virginia
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Belle Goshorn MacCorkle was born in 1841 in Charleston.
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Belle Goshorn MacCorkle died on 12 September 1923 in Charleston.
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Belle Goshorn MacCorkle was a politician.
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Belle Goshorn MacCorkle was known for First Lady.
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Belle Goshorn MacCorkle was American.
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