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Nationality
  
American


Name
  
Agnes White

Agnes Ward White Agnes Ward White 1857 1943 Find A Grave Memorial

Born
  
1857
Marietta, Ohio

Died
  
1943 Parkersburg, West Virginia

Known for
  
First lady of West Virginia, 1901-1905

Agnes Ward White (1857–1943) was the wife of former West Virginia Governor Albert B. White and served as that state's First Lady, 1901–1905. She was born in 1857 at Marietta, Ohio. In 1879, she married Albert B. White. The Whites lived at Parkersburg, West Virginia, where Albert was publisher of the State Journal. She was one of the more private first ladies and shunned the role of hostess. After leaving office, the Whites returned to Parkersburg, where she died in 1943.

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Agnes Ward White Wikipedia


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