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So it happened that in 1915, less than a year after Woodrow Wilson’s first wife, Ellen Axson Wilson, died, Edith’s connections led to her a chance meeting with the President. The pair quickly (and very quietly) fell in love and were married in a small private ceremony on December 18, 1915, at her home at 1308 20th Street, near Dupont Circle ...
Edith White Bolling Galt Wilson (October 15, 1872 — December 28, 1961), second wife of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, was First Lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921. She met the President in March 1915 and they married nine months later.
EDITH BOLLING GALT WILSON. Born: Wytheville, Virginia 1872, October 15 Father: William Holcombe Bolling, lawyer, judge, (1837-1899), born and died in Wytheville, Virginia Mother: Sally White Bolling (1843-1925) born in Virginia, married September 16, 1860; died in Washington, D.C.
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson was second wife of the 28th President, Woodrow Wilson. She served as First Lady from 1915 to 1921. After the President suffered a severe stroke, she pre-screened all matters of state, functionally running the Executive branch of government for the remainder of Wilson's second term.
16 de dic. de 2009 · Edith Wilson (1872-1961) was an American first lady (1915–21) and the second wife of Woodrow Wilson, ... Edith Bolling Galt Wilson traced her ancestry to Virginia colonial aristocracy.
Edith Bolling (Galt Wilson) was born on October 15, 1872, in Wytheville, Virginia, to circuit-court judge William Holcombe Bolling and Sarah “Sallie” Spears (née White). Bolling was the seventh of eleven children. She was a direct descendant of the first settlers to arrive at Virginia Colony in the early 17th Century.
Discover Edith Bolling Wilson’s birthplace, family home, and presidential historic site in downtown Wytheville, Virginia. As one of only eight historic sites across the country dedicated to the interpretation of a First Lady, this museum tells the story of the overlooked, yet vitally important role Edith Bolling Wilson played in the White ...
