List of first ladies and gentlemen of Michigan

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.[1]

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 (1835-11-03)

First spouses
NameTook officeLeft officeGovernorRef.
Emily V. Mason[lower-alpha 1]18351838Stevens T. Mason[1]
Julia Phelps Mason18381840[1]
Juliana Trumbull Woodbridge18401841William Woodbridge[1]
Mary Hudun Gordon18411841James Wright Gordon[1]
Mary Kidder "Polly" Barry18421846John S. Barry[1]
Lucretia Williams Lawrence Felch18461847Alpheus Felch[1]
Elizabeth W. Hubbard Greeley18471847William L. Greenly[1]
Almira Caldwell Ransom18481850Epaphroditus Ransom[1]
Mary Kidder "Polly" Barry18501851John S. Barry[1]
Elizabeth Sarah Sabin McClelland18521853Robert McClelland[1]
Anna Marilla Ferrand Stewart Parsons18531854Andrew Parsons[1]
Mary Warden Bingham18551858Kinsley S. Bingham[1]
Angeolina H. Wisner18591860Moses Wisner[1]
Sarah Louisa Horton Ford Blair18611864Austin Blair[1]
Mary Ann Slocum Crapo18651868Henry H. Crapo[1]
Sibyl Lambard Baldwin[lower-alpha 2]18691872Henry P. Baldwin[1]
Frances Elizabeth Newberry Bagley18731876John J. Bagley[1]
Elizabeth Musgrave Croswell[lower-alpha 3]18781880Charles Croswell[1]
Lucy Amelia Peck Jerome18811882David Jerome[1]
Harriet Annette Miles Begole18831884Josiah Begole[1]
Annette Huldana Squire Henry Alger18851886Russell A. Alger[1]
Mary Eliza Brown Thompson Luce18871890Cyrus G. Luce[1]
Elizabeth Galloway Winans18911892Edwin B. Winans[1]
Lucretia W. Rich18931896John T. Rich[1]
Frances A. Gilbert Pingree18971900Hazen S. Pingree[1]
Allaseba Morey Phelps Bliss19011904Aaron T. Bliss[1]
Martha M. Davis Warner19051910Fred M. Warner[1]
Lillian Gertrude Jones Osborn19111912Chase Osborn[1]
Helen G. Ferris19131916Woodbridge N. Ferris[1]
Mary Charlotte Moore Sleeper19171920Albert Sleeper[1]
Vacant[lower-alpha 4]19211926Alex J. Groesbeck[1]
Helen Adelaide Kelly Green19271930Fred W. Green[1]
Clara Hantel Brucker19311932Wilber M. Brucker[1]
Mary Josephine White Comstock19331934William Comstock[1]
Queena Maud Warner Fitzgerald19351936Frank Fitzgerald[1]
Marguerite Murphy Teahan[lower-alpha 5]19371938Frank Murphy[1]
Queena Maud Warner Fitzgerald19391939Frank Fitzgerald[1]
Zora Della Cooley Dickinson[lower-alpha 6]19391940Luren Dickinson[1]
Helen Josephine Jossman Van Wagoner19411942Murray Van Wagoner[1]
Anne Veronica O'Brien Kelly19431946Harry Kelly[1]
Mae Louise Pierson Sigler19471948Kim Sigler[1]
Nancy Lace Quirk Williams19491960G. Mennen Williams[1]
Alice Nielsen Swainson19611962John Swainson[1]
Lenore LaFount Romney19631969George W. Romney[1]
Helen Wallbank Milliken19691982William Milliken[1]
Paula Lynne Parker Blanchard[lower-alpha 7]19831987James Blanchard[1]
Janet A. Blanchard[lower-alpha 8]19891990[1]
Michelle DeMunbrun Engler19912002John Engler[1][2]
Daniel Granholm Mulhern[lower-alpha 9]20032010Jennifer Granholm[3]
Sue Snyder20112018Rick Snyder[4]
Marc P. Mallory2019PresentGretchen Whitmer[5]

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.

See also

References
  1. 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.
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