Eliza Hendricks
| Eliza Hendricks | |
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| Second Lady of the United States | |
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In role March 4, 1885 – November 25, 1885 |
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| President | Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | Ellen Colfax (1873) |
| Succeeded by | Anna Morton (1889) |
| First Lady of Indiana | |
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In role January 13, 1873 – January 8, 1877 |
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| Governor | Thomas Hendricks |
| Preceded by | Matilda Baker |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 23, 1823 North Bend, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | November 3, 1903 (aged 79) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Thomas Hendricks (1845–1885) |
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.
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