Margaret Woodrow Wilson

Margaret Wilson
Margaret Wilson in 1912
Acting First Lady of the United States
In role
August 6, 1914  December 18, 1915
PresidentWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byEllen Wilson
Succeeded byEdith Wilson
Personal details
Born
Margaret Woodrow Wilson

(1886-04-16)April 16, 1886
Gainesville, Georgia, U.S.
DiedFebruary 12, 1944(1944-02-12) (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.