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The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Second Lady of the United States
Gender:
Female
Places:
Birth:
23 November 1823(North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio, U.S.A.)
Death:
3 November 1903(Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A.)
Family:
Spouse(s):
Thomas A. Hendricks
The details
Biography
Eliza Carol Morgan Hendricks (November 23, 1823 – November 3, 1903) was the wife of Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks who was in office for the first eight months of the first administration of Grover Cleveland until his death on November 25, 1885. They were married on September 26, 1845 after a two-year courtship and had one son Morgan who died at age three. Mrs. Hendricks was a native of North Bend, Ohio, having been born there in 1823.
Mrs. Hendricks was described as "generous, wise and discreet". She died in 1903 at Indianapolis after being paralyzed for three weeks.