List of first ladies and gentlemen of Michigan

First Gentlemen of Michigan
Seal of the State of Michigan
Incumbent
Marc P. Mallory
since January 1, 2019
ResidenceGovernor's Mansion
Inaugural holderEmily V. Mason
FormationNovember 3, 1835; 190 years ago (1835-11-03)

The spouse of the governor of Michigan is given an honorary position, styled as First Lady or First Gentleman of the State of Michigan. First spouses typically fill ceremonial roles, by acting as the official hostess/host. In this role, they often entertain dignitaries and prepare meetings, parties, and dinners. While the role is generally held by the spouse of the governor, if the governor is unmarried, like in the case of Frank Murphy, sometimes a relative, such as a sister, assumes the role.

First spouses

NameTook officeLeft officeGovernorRef.
Emily V. Mason18351838Stevens T. Mason
Julia Phelps Mason18381840
Juliana Trumbull Woodbridge18401841William Woodbridge
Mary Hudun Gordon18411841James Wright Gordon
Mary Kidder "Polly" Barry18421846John S. Barry
Lucretia Williams Lawrence Felch18461847Alpheus Felch
Elizabeth W. Hubbard Greeley18471847William L. Greenly
Almira Caldwell Ransom18481850Epaphroditus Ransom
Mary Kidder "Polly" Barry18501851John S. Barry
Elizabeth Sarah Sabin McClelland18521853Robert McClelland
Anna Marilla Ferrand Stewart Parsons18531854Andrew Parsons
Mary Warden Bingham18551858Kinsley S. Bingham
Angeolina H. Wisner18591860Moses Wisner
Sarah Louisa Horton Ford Blair18611864Austin Blair
Mary Ann Slocum Crapo18651868Henry H. Crapo
Sibyl Lambard Baldwin18691872Henry P. Baldwin
Frances Elizabeth Newberry Bagley18731876John J. Bagley
Elizabeth Musgrave Croswell18781880Charles Croswell
Lucy Amelia Peck Jerome18811882David Jerome
Harriet Annette Miles Begole18831884Josiah Begole
Annette Huldana Squire Henry Alger18851886Russell A. Alger
Mary Eliza Brown Thompson Luce18871890Cyrus G. Luce
Elizabeth Galloway Winans18911892Edwin B. Winans
Lucretia W. Rich18931896John T. Rich
Frances A. Gilbert Pingree18971900Hazen S. Pingree
Allaseba Morey Phelps Bliss19011904Aaron T. Bliss
Martha M. Davis Warner19051910Fred M. Warner
Lillian Gertrude Jones Osborn19111912Chase Osborn
Helen G. Ferris19131916Woodbridge N. Ferris
Mary Charlotte Moore Sleeper19171920Albert Sleeper
Vacant19211926Alex J. Groesbeck
Helen Adelaide Kelly Green19271930Fred W. Green
Clara Hantel Brucker19311932Wilber M. Brucker
Mary Josephine White Comstock19331934William Comstock
Queena Maud Warner Fitzgerald19351936Frank Fitzgerald
Marguerite Murphy Teahan19371938Frank Murphy
Queena Maud Warner Fitzgerald19391939Frank Fitzgerald
Zora Della Cooley Dickinson19391940Luren Dickinson
Helen Josephine Jossman Van Wagoner19411942Murray Van Wagoner
Anne Veronica O'Brien Kelly19431946Harry Kelly
Mae Louise Pierson Sigler19471948Kim Sigler
Nancy Lace Quirk Williams19491960G. Mennen Williams
Alice Nielsen Swainson19611962John Swainson
Lenore LaFount Romney19631969George W. Romney
Helen Wallbank Milliken19691982William Milliken
Paula Lynne Parker Blanchard19831987James Blanchard
Janet A. Blanchard19891990
Michelle DeMunbrun Engler19912002John Engler
Daniel Granholm Mulhern20032010Jennifer Granholm
Sue Snyder20112018Rick Snyder
Marc P. Mallory2019PresentGretchen Whitmer

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Emily V. Mason was the sister of Governor Mason. She served as official hostess until Governor Mason first married on November 1, 1838.
  2. ↑ Also spelled Sibyle Lombard Baldwin.
  3. ↑ Elizabeth Musgrave and Charles Croswell married after Croswell was elected governor. At the beginning of his term, Croswell was an unmarried widower.
  4. ↑ Governor Groesbeck was a bachelor.
  5. ↑ Marguerite Murphy Teahan was Governor Murphy's sister. She served as his hostess because Governor Murphy was a bachelor.
  6. ↑ Zora C. Dickinson died on August 4, 1940, while her husband was still governor, leaving the position of first lady vacant for the rest of his governorship. She is the only First Lady of Michigan to have died in office.
  7. ↑ Paula L. Blanchard and Governor Blanchard divorced in 1987. Governor Blanchard is the only Michigan governor to divorce while in office.
  8. ↑ Janet A. Blanchard and Governor Blanchard married on September 2, 1989. Between Governor Blanchard's remarriage, and his divorce with Paula L. Blanchard, the position of first lady was vacant.
  9. ↑ Daniel G. Mulhern was the first man to take the role of First Spouse of Michigan.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Weddon, Willah (1994). First Ladies of Michigan. Lansing, Michigan. ISBN 0963837605.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ↑ "First Lady Michelle Engler Biography". Michigan's Former Governors. State of Michigan. 2017. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ "First Gentleman Daniel G. Mulhern Biography". State of Michigan. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  4. ↑ "First Lady Sue Snyder". State of Michigan. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Marc Mallory". National Governors Association. Retrieved April 30, 2021.