Elizabeth Virginia Wallace

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Elizabeth Virginia Wallace, better known as Bess Truman, was the First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953 as the wife of President Harry S. Truman.

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Elizabeth Virginia Wallace canonical 3

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instanceOf First Lady of the United States
human
alsoKnownAs Bess Truman
Bess Wallace Truman
linked to: Bess Truman
burialPlace Harry S. Truman Library and Museum, Independence, Missouri, United States
child Margaret Truman
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1885-02-13
dateOfDeath 1982-10-18
educatedAt Independence High School
endTime 1953-01-20
familyName Wallace
givenName Elizabeth
knownFor privacy and limited engagement with the press as First Lady
livedIn Independence, Missouri, United States
Washington, D.C., United States
linked to: Washington, D.C.
marriageDate 1919-06-28
middleName Virginia
nativeLanguage English
notableEvent became First Lady upon Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death in 1945
notableWork served as White House hostess during the Truman administration
occupation First Lady
placeOfBirth Independence, Missouri, United States
placeOfDeath Independence, Missouri, United States
politicalAffiliation Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
positionHeld First Lady of the United States
predecessor Eleanor Roosevelt
religion Baptist
residence Independence, Missouri, United States
White House
sexOrGender female
spouse Harry S. Truman
startTime 1945-04-12
successor Mamie Eisenhower

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Bess Truman birthName Elizabeth Virginia Wallace
Bess Truman birthName Elizabeth Virginia Wallace
subject linked to: Bess
Bess Truman birthName Elizabeth Virginia Wallace
subject linked to: Wallace