8 ) ▁and ▁Anna ▁Margaret ▁( 1 9 1 9 – 1 9 2 4 ). ▁In ▁addition , ▁she ▁was ▁ste pm other ▁to ▁John ' s ▁three ▁children ▁from ▁his ▁first ▁marriage . ▁Mat ilda ▁and ▁Alfred ▁Wilson ▁adopted ▁two ▁children , ▁Richard ▁and ▁Barbara . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁Wilson , ▁a ▁Republican , ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁ 4 3 rd ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Michigan ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁a ▁U . S . ▁State . ▁She ▁was ▁preced ed ▁by ▁L uren ▁D . ▁Dick inson , ▁Republican ▁and ▁followed ▁by ▁Frank ▁Mur phy , ▁Dem ocrat . ▁ ▁M ead ow ▁Brook ▁Hall ▁and ▁Music ▁Hall ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁A ▁Place ▁in ▁the ▁Country , ▁a ▁guide book ▁to ▁her ▁home , ▁M ead ow ▁Brook ▁Hall . ▁In ▁it ▁she ▁takes ▁the ▁reader ▁through ▁the ▁m ansion ▁and ▁introdu ces ▁the ▁reader ▁to ▁her ▁art ▁collection ▁which ▁includes ▁works ▁by ▁Sir ▁Josh ua ▁Reyn olds , ▁Thomas ▁G ains borough , ▁Gilbert ▁Stuart , ▁George ▁Rom ney , ▁Freder ic ▁Rem ington , ▁Em ile ▁van ▁Mar cke , ▁Rosa ▁Bon he ur , ▁Just us ▁S ust erm ans ▁and ▁Louis ▁Bet ts . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁later ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁Wilson ▁h ired ▁the ▁Detroit ▁architect ural ▁firm ▁of ▁Smith ▁Hin ch man ▁& ▁G ry ll s ▁to ▁design ▁two