Margaret Woodrow Wilson
Margaret Wilson | |
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Margaret Wilson in 1912 | |
| Acting First Lady of the United States | |
| In role August 6, 1914 – December 18, 1915 | |
| President | Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | Ellen Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Edith Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Margaret Woodrow Wilson April 16, 1886 Gainesville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | February 12, 1944 (aged 57) Pondicherry, French India |
| Parents | |
Margaret Woodrow Wilson (April 16, 1886 – February 12, 1944) was the eldest child of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and Ellen Louise Axson. After her mother, Ellen's death in 1914, Margaret served her father as the White House social hostess, the title later known as first lady, acting in this capacity until her father remarried in 1915.