First Lady of Florida

The first lady of Florida is the title held by the hostess of the Florida Governor's Mansion, usually the spouse of the governor of Florida, concurrent with the governor's term in office.

First Lady of Florida
Incumbent
Casey DeSantis
since January 8, 2019
StyleFirst Lady
ResidenceFlorida Governor's Mansion
Inaugural holderRachel Donelson Jackson
FormationMarch 10, 1821 (1821-03-10)
Websiteflgov.com

Casey DeSantis is the current first lady of Florida, assuming the position on January 8, 2019, as the wife of 46th and current Florida governor Ron DeSantis, with whom she has three children.

Rhoda Elizabeth Waller Gibbes, the mother of Florida governor Albert Gilchrist, served as first lady of Florida from 1909 to 1912, and pushed for a monument to the American Civil War Battle of Olustee.[1]

In 2019, Casey DeSantis established the First Lady's Medal for Courage, Commitment, and Service.[2]

First ladies of Florida
  • Casey DeSantis (2019–present)
  • Ann Scott (First Lady of Florida) (2011–2019)
  • Carole Crist (2008–2011)
  • Columba Bush (1999–2007)
  • Anne Selph MacKay (1998-1999)
  • Rhea Chiles (1991–1998)
  • Mary Jane Martinez (1987-1991)
  • Margie Mixson (1987)
  • Adele Khoury Graham (1979–1987)
  • Donna Lou Harper Askew (1971–1978)
  • Erika Mattfeld Kirk (1967–1970)
  • Mildred Carlyon Burns (1965–1967)
  • Julia Burnett Bryant (1961–1964)
  • Mary Call Darby Collins (1955–1960)
  • Thelma Brinson Johns (September 28, 1953 – 1954)
  • Olie Brown McCarty (1953–September 28, 1953)
  • Barbara Manning Warren (1949–1952)
  • Mary Rebecca Harwood Caldwell (1945–1949)
  • Mary Agnes Groover Holland (1941–1944)
  • Mildred Victoria Thompson Cone (1937–1942)
  • Alice May Agee Sholtz (1933–1936)
  • Nell Ray Carlton (1929–1932)
  • Lottie Wilt Pepper Martin (1925–1928)
  • Maude Randell Hardee (1921–1925)
  • Alice May Campbell Catts (1917–1920)
  • Virginia Darby Trammel (1913–1916)
  • Rhoda Elizabeth Waller Gibbes, mother of governor Albert Gilchrist who was a bachelor (1909–1912)
  • Annie Isabell Douglass (1905–1908)
  • May Mann Jennings (1901–1904)
  • Mary C. Davis Bloxham (1897–1900)
  • Mary Eugenia Spencer Mitchell (1893–1896)
  • Floride Lydia Pearson Fleming (1889–1892)
  • Wathen Herbert Taylor Perry (1885–1888)
  • Mary C. Davis Bloxham (1881–1884)
  • Ameila Dickens Drew (1877–1881)
  • Marcellus Lovejoy Stearns was a bachelor (March 1874 – 1876)
  • Catherine Smith Campbell Hart (1873–March 18, 1874)
  • Chloe Merrick Reed (1868–1872)
  • Philoclea Alson Walker (December 20, 1865 – July 4, 1868)
  • Harriett Newell Marvin (July 13, 1865 – December 20, 1865)
  • Elizabeth S. Coleman Allison (April 1, 1865 – May 19, 1865)
  • Caroline Howze Milton (October 7, 1861 – April 1, 1865)
  • Martha Starke Peay Perry (October 5, 1857 – October 7, 1861)
  • Mary M. Scott Broome (October 3, 1853 – October 5, 1857)
  • Elizabeth Simpson Brown (October 1, 1849 – October 3, 1853)
  • William Dunn Moseley was a widower (June 25, 1845 – October 1, 1849)

Territorial period
  • Elizabeth Foort Branch (August 11, 1844 – June 25, 1845)
  • Mary Letitia Kirkman Call (March 19, 1841 – August 11, 1844)
  • Mary Marth Smith Reid (December 2, 1839 – March 19, 1841)
  • Mary Letitia Kirkman Call (March 16, 1836 – December 2, 1839)
  • Peggy O'Neale Timberlake Eaton (April 24, 1834 – March 16, 1836)
  • Nancy Hines Duval (April 17, 1822 – April 24, 1834)
  • Rachel Donelson Jackson (March 10, 1821 – November 12, 1821)[3]
  • Ann Scottserved 2011–2019
    Ann Scott
    served 2011–2019
  • Carole Cristserved 2008–2011
    Carole Crist
    served 2008–2011
  • Columba Bush, Donna Lou Askew, and Rhea Chiles greeting children at the Florida Governor's Mansion
    Columba Bush, Donna Lou Askew, and Rhea Chiles greeting children at the Florida Governor's Mansion
  • Columba Bushserved 1999–2007
    Columba Bush
    served 1999–2007
  • Rhea Chilesserved 1991–1998
    Rhea Chiles
    served 1991–1998
  • Adele Khoury Grahamserved 1979–1987
    Adele Khoury Graham
    served 1979–1987
  • Donna Lou Harper Askew
    Donna Lou Harper Askew
  • Erika Mattfield Kirk between Claude Kirk and Richard Nixon
    Erika Mattfield Kirk between Claude Kirk and Richard Nixon
  • Mary Call Darby Collins
    Mary Call Darby Collins

See also

References
  1. Kirkland, Kirk (June 10, 2013). Rhoda: A Story Based on the Life and Times of Rhoda Elizabeth Waller Kilcrease Gibbes. iUniverse. ISBN 9781475992403 – via Google Books.
  2. "First Lady Casey DeSantis Establishes the First Lady's Medal for Courage, Commitment & Service". 5 February 2019.
  3. "Museum of Florida History - First Ladies of Florida". museumoffloridahistory.com.
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