Mary Miller Glasscock (1872–1925) was the wife of former

Governor of West Virginia A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' ma ...

William E. Glasscock and served as that state's First Lady, 1909–1913. She was born September 8, 1872, at

Arnettsville, West Virginia Arnettsville is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United S ...

. In 1888, just shy of her 16th birthday, she married William E. Glasscock. As first lady, she hosted social gatherings and participated in Charleston civic affairs. After leaving office, the Glasscocks resided at

Morgantown, West Virginia Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. It is situated along the Monongahela River in North Central West Virginia and is the home of West Virginia University. The population was 30,347 at the 2 ...

where she died from

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on April 12, 1925, aged 52, less than three months after the death of her husband."West Virginia's First Ladies", West Virginia Division of Culture and History, June 2007; accessed December 13, 2014.

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