First ladies of Pennsylvania
| First Lady of Pennsylvania | |
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| Inaugural holder | Elizabeth Fishbourne |
| Formation | 1777 |
| Website | First Lady |
The first lady of Pennsylvania is the title attributed to the wife of the governor of Pennsylvania. The honorary position is styled as First Lady or First Gentleman of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. To date there have been no female governors of Pennsylvania, and all first spouses have been first ladies.
From 1777 until late 1790, Pennsylvania was governed by a "Supreme Executive Council" whose head had the title of President. These presidents' wives are included here as well.
List of first ladies of Pennsylvania[edit]
| Image | Name | Took role | Left role | President of Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Fishbourne | 1777 | 1778 | Thomas Wharton Jr. | |
| Elizabeth Smith | 1778 | 1778 | George Bryan (acting) | |
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Esther de Berdt | 1778 | 1781 | Joseph Reed |
| Sarah Lloyd | 1781 | 1782 | William Moore | |
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Mary Norris Dickinson | 1782 | 1785 | John Dickinson |
| none (Franklin not married) | 1785 | 1788 | Benjamin Franklin |
| Image | Name | Took role | Left role | Governor of Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Morris | 1788 | 1799 | Thomas Mifflin | |
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Sarah Armitage | 1799 | 1808 | Thomas McKean |
| Catherine Antes | 1808 | 1810 | Simon Snyder | |
| none (Snyder was a widower) | 1810 | 1814 | ||
| Mary Slough Scott | 1814 | 1817 | ||
| Nancy Irwin | 1817 | 1820 | William Findlay | |
| Elizabeth Whitman | 1820 | 1823 | Joseph Hiester | |
| Susan Kimmell | 1823 | 1829 | John Andrew Schulze | |
| Mary Erb | 1829 | 1833 | George Wolf | |
| none (Mary Erb Wolf died in 1833) | 1833 | 1835 | ||
| Susan Alter | 1835 | 1839 | Joseph Ritner | |
| Josephine McDermott | 1839 | 1845 | David R. Porter | |
| Jane Findlay | 1845 | 1848 | Francis R. Shunk | |
| none | 1848 | 1848 | none (office vacant) | |
| Mary Montieth | 1848 | 1852 | William F. Johnston | |
| Maria Jane Reed | 1852 | 1855 | William Bigler | |
| Sarah Ann Hepburn | 1855 | 1858 | James Pollock | |
| Mary W. Vanderbilt | 1858 | 1861 | William F. Packer | |
| Catherine Irvine Wilson | 1861 | 1867 | Andrew Gregg Curtin | |
| Mary Church Henderson | 1867 | 1873 | John W. Geary | |
| Sallie Douglas Sebring | 1873 | 1879 | John F. Hartranft | |
| Mary Elizabeth Loveland | 1879 | 1883 | Henry M. Hoyt | |
| unknown | 1883 | 1887 | Robert E. Pattison | |
| Mary Allison McAllister | 1887 | 1891 | James A. Beaver | |
| unknown | 1891 | 1895 | Robert E. Pattison | |
| Jane Armstrong Rankin | 1895 | 1899 | Daniel H. Hastings | |
| Elizabeth B. White | 1899 | 1903 | William A. Stone | |
| Virginia Earle Broomall | 1903 | 1907 | Samuel W. Pennypacker | |
| unknown | 1907 | 1911 | Edwin Sydney Stuart | |
| Harriet Day | 1911 | 1915 | John K. Tener | |
| none (Brumbaugh was a widower) | 1915 | 1916 | Martin Grove Brumbaugh | |
| Flora Belle Parks | 1916 | 1919 | ||
| Emeline Roach | 1919 | 1923 | William Cameron Sproul | |
| Cornelia Elizabeth Bryce | 1923 | 1927 | Gifford Pinchot | |
| none (Fisher was a widower) | 1927 | 1931 | John Stuchell Fisher | |
| Cornelia Elizabeth Bryce | 1931 | 1935 | Gifford Pinchot | |
| Huberta F. Potter | 1935 | 1939 | George Howard Earle III | |
| Grace Hainey Morris (hostess) | 1939 | 1939 | Arthur James | |
| Dorothy James (hostess) | 1939 | 1941 | ||
| Emily Radcliffe Case | 1941 | 1943 | ||
| Mary Charity Scott | 1943 | 1947 | Edward Martin | |
| Sarah Andrews Baker | 1947 | 1947 | John C. Bell Jr. | |
| Jean Kerr Taylor | 1947 | 1951 | James H. Duff | |
| Helene Pennebecker Morgan | 1951 | 1955 | John S. Fine | |
| Mary Jane Strickler | 1955 | 1959 | George M. Leader | |
| Alyce Golden Lawrence | 1959 | 1963 | David L. Lawrence | |
| Mary Lowe Chamberlin | 1963 | 1967 | William Scranton | |
| Jane Harris Davies | 1967 | 1971 | Raymond P. Shafer | |
| Muriel Matzkin Shapp | 1971 | 1979 | Milton Shapp | |
| Ginny Judson Thornburgh | 1979 | 1987 | Dick Thornburgh | |
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Ellen Harding Casey | 1987 | 1995 | Robert P. Casey |
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Michele Ridge | 1995 | 2001 | Tom Ridge |
| Katherine Schweiker | 2001 | 2003 | Mark S. Schweiker | |
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Marjorie "Midge" Rendell | 2003 | 2011 | Ed Rendell |
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Susan Corbett | 2011 | 2015 | Tom Corbett |
|
Frances Wolf | 2015 | 2023 | Tom Wolf |
| Lori Shapiro | 2023 | serving | Josh Shapiro |
External links[edit]
- Pennsylvania Governors, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission