Belle Goshorn MacCorkle (1841 – September 12, 1923) was the wife of former

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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

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on September 12, 1923."West Virginia's First Ladies," West Virginia Division of Culture and History, June 2007.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maccorkle, Belle Goshorn 1841 births 1923 deaths People from Charleston, West Virginia First ladies and gentlemen of West Virginia