Florence Harding

Florence Harding
Harding in 1920
First Lady of the United States
In role March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923
President	Warren G. Harding
Preceded by	Edith Wilson
Succeeded by	Grace Coolidge
Second Lady of Ohio
In role January 11, 1904 – January 8, 1906
Lieutenant Governor	Warren G. Harding
Preceded by	Esther Gordon
Succeeded by	Caroline Harris
Personal details
Born	Florence Mabel Kling (1860-08-15)August 15, 1860 Marion, Ohio, U.S.
Died	November 21, 1924(1924-11-21) (aged 64) Marion, Ohio, U.S.
Resting place	Harding Tomb
Spouses	Henry DeWolfe ​ ​ (m. 1880; div. 1886)​ Warren G. Harding ​ ​ (m. 1891; died 1923)​
Children	Marshall
Education	Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Signature
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External videos
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.