Emanuel Willis Wilson
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Emanuel Willis Wilson was the seventh Governor of West Virginia in 1884. He was married to Henrietta Cotton
.When the Legislature disputed the Election of 1888, both Governor Wilson and State Senate President Robert S. Carr claimed the right to sit as Governor until the dispute was resolved. The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
ruled that Wilson should remain Governor. He left office on February 6, 1890 because the Legislature had decided Aretas B. Fleming
had defeated Nathan Goff, Jr.
. After leaving the Governor's Office, Wilson had an unsuccessful bid for Congress. He died on May 28, 1905. http://www.wvculture.org/History/ewwilson.html
Henrietta Cotton Wilson
Henrietta Cotton Wilson was the wife of former Governor of West Virginia E. Willis Wilson and served as that state's First Lady, 1885-1890. She was born in 1847, at Charleston, West Virginia, a daughter of prominent doctor John T. Cotton and Sara Ashton Fitzhugh Cotton. In 1874, she married E....
.When the Legislature disputed the Election of 1888, both Governor Wilson and State Senate President Robert S. Carr claimed the right to sit as Governor until the dispute was resolved. The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia is the state supreme court of West Virginia, the highest of West Virginia's state courts. It is located in the state capital, Charleston....
ruled that Wilson should remain Governor. He left office on February 6, 1890 because the Legislature had decided Aretas B. Fleming
Aretas B. Fleming
Aretas Brooks Fleming was the 8th Governor of West Virginia. In 1865, he married Carrie Watson. When he ran as the Democratic nominee in 1888, the election was disputed by the Legislature. In 1890, the Legislature agreed that Fleming had defeated Nathan Goff, Jr...
had defeated Nathan Goff, Jr.
Nathan Goff, Jr.
Nathan Goff, Jr. was a member of the United States Congress from West Virginia, who also served briefly as United States Secretary of the Navy during the Rutherford B. Hayes administration, and as a United States federal judge.-Biography:Goff was born at The Waldomore in Clarksburg, Harrison...
. After leaving the Governor's Office, Wilson had an unsuccessful bid for Congress. He died on May 28, 1905. http://www.wvculture.org/History/ewwilson.html