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First Lady of North Carolina (1851–1854)
Henrietta Williams Settle Reid
First Lady of North Carolina
In office
January 1, 1851 – December 6, 1854
GovernorDavid Settle Reid
Preceded byCharity Hare Haywood Manly
Succeeded byvacant
Personal details
BornHenrietta Williams Settle
October 7, 1824
Madison, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMarch 3, 1913
Reidsville, North Carolina, U.S.
SpouseDavid Settle Reid
Parent(s)Thomas Settle
Henrietta Graves
RelativesThomas Settle Jr. (brother)
Thomas Settle III (nephew)

Henrietta Williams Settle Reid (October 7, 1824 – March 3, 1913) was the First Lady of North Carolina from 1851 to 1854.

Reid was born Henrietta Williams Settle on October 7, 1824. She was the daughter of U.S. Congressman Thomas Settle Sr. and Henrietta Williams Graves. She was a sister of the judge Thomas Settle.

She married her first cousin, David Settle Reid, on December 19, 1850. They had four children: David Jr., Thomas, Carrie, and Reuben David. They lived at the 700-acre Reid Plantation near the Dan River, where they enslaved twenty-two people. She later lived here as a widow for twenty years. From 1851 to 1854, she served as the state's first lady while her husband served as governor.

Reid died from pneumonia on March 3, 1913 in Reidsville, North Carolina.

References

  1. ^ 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. p. 100. ISBN 0-86526-294-2.
  2. https://caswellcountync.org/getperson.php?personID=I1893&tree=tree1
  3. ^ "Mrs. David S. Reid". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. March 3, 1913. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  4. ^ https://archives.ncdcr.gov/reid-david-s/open
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