Chair, Rocking - McMath

 
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Chair, Rocking - McMath
Chair, Rocking - McMath
Chair, Rocking - McMath

Chair, Rocking - McMath

Object number2010.057.02
MediumWood
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
DescriptionMcMath family rocking chair. Used by Anne McMath and the McMath children.

Originally from Slate Spring, Mississippi, Sarah Anne Phillips attended the Mississippi State College for Women until health problems prevented her from finishing. She met Sidney Sanders McMath in Washington, D.C. during World War II through mutual friends. The couple became married on October 6, 1944. When the war was over, the McMaths moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas. When Sid McMath became governor in 1949, the McMaths became the initial First Family to occupy the home that is now known as the Governor’s Mansion. Anne McMath faced numerous challenges during her time as a First Lady. Not only did she have to manage the duties of being First Lady and preparing the new governor’s house for occupancy, she also had to raise a very young family-- the McMaths’ youngest son was born the same year Governor McMath took office!
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