Florence Harding

Florence Harding
Harding in 1920
First Lady of the United States
In role
March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923
PresidentWarren G. Harding
Preceded byEdith Wilson
Succeeded byGrace Coolidge
Second Lady of Ohio
In role
January 11, 1904 – January 8, 1906
Lieutenant GovernorWarren G. Harding
Preceded byEsther Gordon
Succeeded byCaroline Harris
Personal details
Born
Florence Mabel Kling

(1860-08-15)August 15, 1860
Marion, Ohio, U.S.
DiedNovember 21, 1924(1924-11-21) (aged 64)
Marion, Ohio, U.S.
Resting placeHarding Tomb
Spouses
  • Henry DeWolfe
    (m. 1880; div. 1886)
  • (m. 1891; died 1923)
ChildrenMarshall
EducationCincinnati Conservatory of Music
Signature
[1]
External videos
video icon First Lady Florence Harding, presented by Katherine Sibley, March 8, 2017

Florence Mabel Harding (née Kling; August 15, 1860 – November 21, 1924) was the first lady of the United States from 1921 until her husband's death in 1923 as the wife of President Warren G. Harding.

In 1880, Florence married Henry De Wolfe and they had a son, Marshall. After divorcing DeWolfe in 1886, she married Harding who was five years younger than she, in 1891. Harding was then a newspaper publisher in Marion, Ohio, and she became the acknowledged brains behind the business. Known as The Duchess, Florence Harding adapted well to the White House, where she gave notably elegant parties.

  1. ^ "First Lady Biography: Florence Harding". Canton, Ohio: National First Ladies' Library. Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2013-12-26.