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| First Lady of North Carolina | |
| In office January 15, 1913 – January 11, 1917 | |
| Governor | Locke Craig |
| Preceded by | Musette Satterfield Kitchin |
| Succeeded by | Fanny Yarborough Bickett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 15, 1873 Old Fort, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | November 6, 1955 Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Resting place | Riverside Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Locke Craig |
| Children | 4 |
Annie Burgin Craig (February 15, 1873 – November 6, 1955) was an American political hostess who, as the wife of Governor Locke Craig, served as the First Lady of North Carolina from 1913 to 1917.
Biography
Craig was born on February 15, 1873 to Captain Joseph B. Burgin and Margaret E. Burgin. She grew up on her family's farm at the foot of Black Mountain, near Old Fort, North Carolina.
On November 18, 1891, she married the attorney Locke Craig. They had four sons: Carlyle, George Winston, Arthur Burgin, and Locke Jr. The Craig family lived in Asheville, where her husband owned a law practice.
Her husband sat in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1899 to 1901 and, in 1913, he became the governor of North Carolina. Addie Worth Bagley Daniels hosted a luncheon for Craig and her entourage from Western North Carolina to introduce her to the wives and members of the North Carolina General Assembly.
After their time in the executive mansion ended, she and her family purchased a house in Asheville along the Swannanoa River. It was here that she cared for her husband in the last seven years of his life, when he was in very poor health.
Craig was an accomplished and competitive bridge player, active in the congregation at First Presbyterian Church, and was a member of the Current Literature Club.
Craig died on November 6, 1955 and is buried next to her husband in Riverside Cemetery.
References
- ^ Ham, Marie Sharpe; Blake, Debra A.; Morris, C. Edwards (2000). North Carolina's First Ladies 1891-2001, Who Have Resided in the Executive Mansion At 200 North Blount Street. Raleigh, North Carolina: The North Carolina Executive Mansion Fine Arts Committee and the North Carolina Executive Mansion Fund, Inc. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86526-294-2.
- ^ Moore, Jeanelle Coulter; Hamrick, Grace Rutledge (1981). The First Ladies of North Carolina, First Ladies from 1776-1889; Brief Biographies of the First Ladies Who Have Lived in the Present Mansion (1889-1981). Raleigh, North Carolina: The Executive Mansion Fine Arts Committee, The Bicentennial Foundation, and the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation. pp. 29–31.
- Sobel, Robert; Raimo, John, eds. (1978). Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978, Vol. 3. Westport, Conn.: Meckler Books. p. 1151. ISBN 9780913672174. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
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| Preceded byMusette Satterfield Kitchin | First Lady of North Carolina 1913–1917 |
Succeeded byFanny Yarborough Bickett |