Minerva Ruffin Cain Caldwell
Minerva Ruffin Cain Caldwell | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of North Carolina | |
| In office March 22, 1871 – July 11, 1874 | |
| Governor | Tod Robinson Caldwell |
| Preceded by | Louisa Virginia Harrison Holden |
| Succeeded by | vacant |
| Second Lady of North Carolina | |
| In office 1868–1871 | |
| Preceded by | None (office established) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Minerva Ruffin Cain July 19, 1820 |
| Died | June 21, 1890 (aged 69) |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Tod Robinson Caldwell |
| Children | 3 |
Minerva Ruffin Cain Caldwell (July 19, 1820 – June 21, 1890) was an American political hostess who, as the wife of Governor Tod Robinson Caldwell, served as First Lady of North Carolina from 1871 to 1874.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Caldwell was born Minerva Ruffin Cain in 1820.[1] She was the daughter of Mary Ruffin and William Cain of Hillsborough, North Carolina.[1] She was a niece of Judge Thomas Ruffin.[1]
She married Tod Robinson Caldwell on December 12, 1840.[2] They had at least four children: Mary Ruffin Caldwell, wife of Dr. Waighstill Collett; John "Jack" Caldwell, killed at Gettysburg; Martha R. Caldwell, wife of Edward W. Ward; and Hannah J. Caldwell, wife of Walter Brem.[3][4]
She served as second lady and then as first lady of North Carolina during the Reconstruction Period, during her husband's terms as lieutenant governor and governor.[5][6]
Caldwell died of heart disease in Morganton, North Carolina in 1890.[1]
References
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