List of first ladies of the United States
This is a list of women who served as the first lady of the United States.
List of first ladies
[change | change source]No. | Portrait | First Lady | Tenure | Age at tenure start | President |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Martha Washington June 2, 1731 – May 22, 1802 (aged 70) |
April 30, 1789
– March 4, 1797 |
57 years, 321 days | George Washington
m. January 6, 1759 | |
2 | Abigail Adams November 22, 1744 – October 28, 1818 (aged 73) |
March 4, 1797
– March 4, 1801 |
52 years, 102 days | John Adams
m. October 25, 1764 | |
3 | Martha Jefferson September 27, 1772 – October 10, 1836 (aged 64) |
March 4, 1801
– March 4, 1809 |
28 years, 158 days | Thomas Jefferson
Father [A] | |
4 | Dolley Madison May 20, 1768 – July 12, 1849 (aged 81) |
March 4, 1809
– March 4, 1817 |
40 years, 288 days | James Madison
m. September 14, 1794 | |
5 | Elizabeth Monroe June 30, 1768 – September 23, 1830 (aged 62) |
March 4, 1817
– March 4, 1825 |
48 years, 247 days | James Monroe
m. February 16, 1786 | |
6 | Louisa Adams | March 4, 1825
– March 4, 1829 |
50 years, 20 days | John Quincy Adams
m. July 26, 1797 | |
7 | Emily Donelson
June 1, 1807 – December 19, 1836 |
March 4, 1829
– November 26, 1834 |
21 years, 276 days | Andrew Jackson
Uncle-in-law | |
Sarah Jackson
July 16, 1803 – August 23, 1887 |
November 26, 1834
– March 4, 1837 |
31 years, 133 days | Andrew Jackson
Father-in-law | ||
8 | Vacant | March 4, 1837
– November 27, 1838 |
Vacant | Martin Van Buren
Widower | |
Sarah Van Buren | November 27, 1838
– March 4, 1841 |
20 years, 287 days | Martin Van Buren
Father-in-law | ||
9 | Anna Harrison | March 4, 1841
– April 4, 1841 |
65 years, 222 days | William Henry Harrison
m. November 22, 1795 | |
Jane Harrison
July 23, 1804 – May 11, 1847 |
March 4, 1841
– April 4, 1841 |
36 years, 224 days | William Henry Harrison
Father-in-law | ||
10 | Letitia Tyler | April 4, 1841
– September 10, 1842 † |
50 years, 143 days | John Tyler
m. March 29, 1813 | |
Priscilla Tyler
June 14, 1816 – December 29, 1889 |
September 10, 1842
– June 26, 1844 |
26 years, 88 days | John Tyler
Father-in-law [B] | ||
Julia Tyler | June 26, 1844
– March 4, 1845 |
24 years, 53 days | John Tyler
m. June 26, 1844 | ||
11 | Sarah Polk | March 4, 1845
– March 4, 1849 |
41 years, 181 days | James K. Polk
m. January 1, 1824 | |
12 | Margaret Taylor | March 4, 1849
– July 9, 1850 |
60 years, 164 days | Zachary Taylor
m. June 21, 1810 | |
13 | Abigail Fillmore | July 9, 1850
– March 4, 1853 |
52 years, 118 days | Millard Fillmore
m. February 5, 1826 | |
14 | Jane Pierce | March 4, 1853
– March 4, 1857 |
46 years, 357 days | Franklin Pierce
m. November 19, 1834 | |
15 | Harriet Lane | March 4, 1857
– March 4, 1861 |
26 years, 299 days | James Buchanan
Uncle | |
16 | Mary Todd Lincoln | March 4, 1861
– April 15, 1865 |
42 years, 81 days | Abraham Lincoln
m. November 4, 1842 | |
17 | Eliza Johnson | April 15, 1865
– March 4, 1869 |
54 years, 193 days | Andrew Johnson
m. May 17, 1827 | |
18 | Julia Grant | March 4, 1869
– March 4, 1877 |
43 years, 37 days | Ulysses S. Grant
m. August 22, 1848 | |
19 | Lucy Hayes | March 4, 1877
– March 4, 1881 |
45 years, 188 days | Rutherford B. Hayes
m. December 30, 1852 | |
20 | Lucretia Garfield | March 4, 1881
– September 19, 1881 |
48 years, 319 days | James A. Garfield
m. November 11, 1858 | |
21 | Mary McElroy
July 5, 1841 – January 8, 1917 |
September 19, 1881
– March 4, 1885 |
40 years, 76 days | Chester A. Arthur
Brother | |
22 | Rose Cleveland
June 13, 1846 – November 22, 1918 |
March 4, 1885
– June 2, 1886 |
38 years, 264 days | Grover Cleveland
Brother | |
Frances Cleveland | June 2, 1886
– March 4, 1889 |
21 years, 316 days | Grover Cleveland
m. June 2, 1886 | ||
23 | Caroline Harrison | March 4, 1889
– October 25, 1892 † |
56 years, 154 days | Benjamin Harrison
m. October 20, 1853 | |
Mary Harrison McKee
April 3, 1858 – October 28, 1930 |
October 25, 1892
– March 4, 1893 |
34 years, 205 days | Benjamin Harrison
Father | ||
24 | Frances Cleveland | March 4, 1893
– March 4, 1897 |
28 years, 226 days | Grover Cleveland
m. June 2, 1886 | |
25 | Ida McKinley | March 4, 1897
– September 14, 1901 |
49 years, 269 days | William McKinley
m. January 25, 1871 | |
26 | Edith Roosevelt | September 14, 1901
– March 4, 1909 |
40 years, 39 days | Theodore Roosevelt
m. December 2, 1886 | |
27 | Helen Taft | March 4, 1909
– March 4, 1913 |
47 years, 275 days | William H. Taft
m. June 19, 1886 | |
28 | Ellen Wilson | March 4, 1913
– August 6, 1914 † |
52 years, 293 days | Woodrow Wilson
m. June 24, 1885 | |
Margaret Wilson | August 6, 1914
– December 18, 1915 |
28 years, 112 days | Woodrow Wilson
Father | ||
Edith Wilson | December 18, 1915
– March 4, 1921 |
43 years, 64 days | Woodrow Wilson
m. December 18, 1915 | ||
29 | Florence Harding | March 4, 1921
– August 2, 1923 |
60 years, 201 days | Warren G. Harding
m. July 8, 1891 | |
30 | Grace Coolidge | August 2, 1923
– March 4, 1929 |
44 years, 211 days | Calvin Coolidge
m. October 4, 1905 | |
31 | Lou Hoover | March 4, 1929
– March 4, 1933 |
54 years, 340 days | Herbert Hoover
m. February 10, 1899 | |
32 | Eleanor Roosevelt | March 4, 1933
– April 12, 1945 |
48 years, 144 days | Franklin D. Roosevelt
m. March 17, 1905 | |
33 | Bess Truman | April 12, 1945
– January 20, 1953 |
60 years, 58 days | Harry S. Truman
m. June 28, 1919 | |
34 | Mamie Eisenhower | January 20, 1953
– January 20, 1961 |
56 years, 67 days | Dwight D. Eisenhower
m. July 1, 1916 | |
35 | Jacqueline Kennedy | January 20, 1961
– November 22, 1963 |
31 years, 176 days | John F. Kennedy
m. September 12, 1953 | |
36 | Lady Bird Johnson | November 22, 1963
– January 20, 1969 |
50 years, 335 days | Lyndon B. Johnson
m. November 17, 1934 | |
37 | Pat Nixon | January 20, 1969
– August 9, 1974 |
56 years, 310 days | Richard Nixon
m. June 21, 1940 | |
38 | Betty Ford | August 9, 1974
– January 20, 1977 |
56 years, 123 days | Gerald Ford
m. October 15, 1948 | |
39 | Rosalynn Carter | January 20, 1977
– January 20, 1981 |
49 years, 155 days | Jimmy Carter
m. July 7, 1946 | |
40 | Nancy Reagan | January 20, 1981
– January 20, 1989 |
59 years, 203 days | Ronald Reagan
m. March 4, 1952 | |
41 | Barbara Bush | January 20, 1989
– January 20, 1993 |
63 years, 226 days | George H. W. Bush
m. January 6, 1945 | |
42 | Hillary Clinton | January 20, 1993
– January 20, 2001 |
45 years, 86 days | Bill Clinton
m. October 11, 1975 | |
43 | Laura Bush | January 20, 2001
– January 20, 2009 |
54 years, 77 days | George W. Bush
m. November 5, 1977 | |
44 | Michelle Obama | January 20, 2009
– January 20, 2017 |
45 years, 3 days | Barack Obama
m. October 3, 1992 | |
45 | Melania Trump | January 20, 2017
– January 20, 2021 |
46 years, 269 days | Donald Trump
m. January 22, 2005 | |
46 | Jill Biden
Born June 3, 1951[95] |
January 20, 2021
– current |
69 years, 231 days | Joe Biden
m. June 17, 1977 |
List of living former first ladies
[change | change source]Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ Jefferson's spouse, Martha Jefferson, died before he became president. Their daughter, Martha, is considered first lady by the White House Historical Association.
- ↑ Robert and Priscilla Tyler left the White House for Philadelphia in March 1844, knowing that Julia Gardiner Tyler was set to marry the president and become the new White House hostess.[source?] President Tyler's daughter, Letitia Tyler-Semple, saw to White House social affairs until the wedding.[source?] This meant during President Tyler's one term as president, four ladies served as First Lady, though two were in that role unofficially.[source?] Semple served in this role from March to June 1844.[source?]
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