Telegram - Mary Oldham Eagle's Death
Object number2015.020.03.3
DateFebruary 12, 1903
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions5 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (13.3 × 21 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
Mary Kavanaugh Oldham Eagle was born in February 4, 1854. She was married to James Philip Eagle, Arkansas's 16th Governor. Mary Oldham Eagle took a more active role as First Lady with her interest in the sciences, women’s suffrage, and her international concerns. She played a major role in her husband's political campaigns and subsequent gubernatorial parties, even so far as to write her husband's address to the General Assembly due to his poor health at the time. She passed away February 15, 1903 and is buried in Mount Holly Cemetery.
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