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First Lady of Maryland
Seal of the State of Maryland
Incumbent
Dawn Moore
since January 18, 2023
ResidenceGovernment House
Inaugural holderAnn Jennings Johnson
FormationMarch 21, 1777; 247 years ago (1777-03-21)
WebsiteOfficial website

The spouse of the governor of Maryland is given an honorary position, styled as First Lady or First Gentleman of the State of Maryland. To date there have been no female governors of the State of Maryland, and all first spouses have been first ladies.

List

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Name Took office Left office Spouse of
Ann Jennings Johnson 1777 1779 Thomas Johnson
Mary Digges Lee 1779 1782 Thomas Sim Lee
Anna Maria Tilghman Chew (hostess for widower) 1782 1785 William Paca
none (Smallwood never married) 1785 1788 William Smallwood
Peggy Chew Howard 1788 1791 John Eager Howard
none (Plater was a widower) 1791 1792 George Plater
Juliana Jennings Brice (acting) 1792 1792 James Brice (acting)
Mary Digges Lee 1792 1794 Thomas Sim Lee
widower 1794 1797 John Hoskins Stone
widower 1797 1798 John Henry
Henrietta Margaret Hill Ogle 1798 1801 Benjamin Ogle
Sophia Sprigg Mercer 1801 1803 John Francis Mercer
Priscilla Mackall Bowie[1] 1803 1806 Robert Bowie
Elizabeth Harriot Robertson Wright 1806 1809 Robert Wright
Sally Scott Murray Lloyd 1809 1811 Edward Lloyd
Priscilla Mackall Bowie[1] 1811 1812 Robert Bowie
Mary Stoughton Sloss Winder 1812 1816 Levin Winder
Priscilla Dorsey Ridgely 1816 1819 Charles Carnan Ridgely
Sarah Goldsborough 1819 1819 Charles Goldsborough
Violetta Lansdale Sprigg 1819 1822 Samuel Sprigg
Eliza May Stevens 1822 1826 Samuel Stevens, Jr.
Eleanor Lee Wallace Kent 1826 1826 Joseph Kent
none (Kent was a widower) 1826 1828
Alice Contee Kent 1828 1829
Mary Clare Maccubbin Martin 1829 1830 Daniel Martin
Julianna Stevenson Carroll 1830 1831 Thomas King Carroll
Mary Clare Maccubbin Martin 1831 1831 Daniel Martin
Prudence Gough Ridgely Howard 1831 1833 George Howard
Elizabeth Courts Thomas 1833 1836 James Thomas
Mary Wallace Veazey 1836 1839 Thomas Veazey
Susan Orrick Sulivane Grason 1839 1842 William Grason
Sally Campbell Preston McDowell Thomas Miller 1842 1842 Francis Thomas
none (couple separated) 1842 1845
Adeline Mackubin Kent Pratt 1845 1848 Thomas Pratt
Sarah Maria Kerr Thomas 1848 1851 Philip Francis Thomas
Esther Winder Polk Lowe 1851 1854 Enoch Louis Lowe
Mary Tolly Dorsey Ligon 1854 1858 Thomas Watkins Ligon
none (Hicks was a widower) 1858 1862 Thomas Holliday Hicks
Elizabeth Kell Bradford 1862 1866 Augustus Bradford
Elizabeth Sherlock Swann 1866 1869 Thomas Swann
Alice Carter Bowie 1869 1872 Oden Bowie
Louisa Hollingsworth Whyte 1872 1874 William Pinkney Whyte
none (Groome not married) 1874 1876 James Black Groome
none (Carroll was a widower) 1876 1877 John Lee Carroll
Mary Carter Thompson Carroll 1877 1880
Clara Jenness Hamilton 1880 1884 William Thomas Hamilton
Georgine Urquhart McLane 1884 1885 Robert Milligan McLane
Mary Elizabeth Staplefort Lloyd 1885 1888 Henry Lloyd
Nannie Rider Jackson 1888 1892 Elihu Emory Jackson
Mary Ridgely Preston Brown 1892 1895 Frank Brown
Mary Ridgely Brown Lee (hostess for widower) 1895 1896
Elizabeth Tasker Lowndes 1896 1900 Lloyd Lowndes, Jr.
Mary Frances Richardson Smith 1900 1904 John Walter Smith
Emma Nicodemus Warfield 1904 1908 Edwin Warfield
Lynn Shaffer Ewing (hostess; Crothers never married) 1908 1912 Austin Lane Crothers
Ellen Showell Goldsborough 1912 1916 Phillips Lee Goldsborough
Gertrude Johnson Harrington 1916 1920 Emerson Harrington
Elizabeth Caskie Cabell Ritchie (hostess) 1920 1931 Albert Ritchie
none 1931 1935
Edna Viola Amos Nice 1935 1939 Harry Nice
Eugenia Byrnes O'Conor 1939 1947 Herbert O'Conor
Dorothy Byron Lane 1947 1951 William Preston Lane, Jr.
Honolulu Claire Manzer McKeldin 1951 1959 Theodore McKeldin
Helen Avalynne Gibson Tawes 1959 1967 J. Millard Tawes
Elinor Judefind Agnew 1967 1969 Spiro Agnew
Barbara Oberfeld Mandel 1969 1974 Marvin Mandel
Jeanne Blackistone Dorsey Mandel 1974 1979
Mathilde Boal Lee (acting) 1977 1979 Blair Lee III (acting)
Jeanne Blackistone Dorsey Mandel 1979 1979 Marvin Mandel
Patricia Donoho Hughes 1979 1987 Harry Hughes
Hilda Mae Snoops (hostess; Schaefer never married) 1987 1995 William Donald Schaefer
Frances Hughes Glendening 1995 2001 Parris Glendening
none (Glendening not married) 2001 2002
Jennifer Crawford 2002 2003
Kendel Sibiski Ehrlich 2003 2007 Bob Ehrlich
Catherine Curran O'Malley 2007 2015 Martin O'Malley
Yumi Hogan 2015 2023 Larry Hogan
Dawn Moore 2023 serving Wes Moore

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Maryland Governor Robert Bowie". National Governors Association. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
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