Global InformationDee Caperton Kessel information
Dee Kessel Caperton | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of West Virginia | |
| In role January 16, 1989 – October 23, 1989 | |
| Governor | Gaston Caperton |
| Preceded by | Shelley Riley Moore |
| Succeeded by | Rachael Worby |
| Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 23rd district | |
| In office December 1, 1986 – December 1, 1988 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ella Dee Kessel February 26, 1943 Ripley, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | September 1, 2000 (aged 57) St. Remy, France |
| Spouse |
Gaston Caperton
(m. 1965; div. 1989) |
| Education | West Virginia University University of Pittsburgh |
| Known for | Miss West Virginia, First lady of West Virginia, 1989-90 |
Ella Dee Kessel Caperton (February 26, 1943 – September 1, 2000), best known as Dee Kessel Caperton,[1] was an American politician who served as First Lady of West Virginia, served a term in the West Virginia House of Delegates and was once Miss West Virginia. She was the ex-wife of former West Virginia Governor Gaston Caperton, and the daughter of former Jackson County Circuit Court Judge and West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Oliver Kessel.[2]
- ^ "House Resolution No. 26". wvlegislature.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-10-25. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "West Virginia's First Ladies," West Virginia Division of Culture and History, June 2007.