Alphabetical List of First Ladies and Official Hostesses
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A
Elinor
Judefind Agnew, Wife of Spiro T. Agnew, Governor of Maryland
(1967-1969)
B
Alice
Carter Bowie, Wife of Oden Bowie, Governor of Maryland (1869-1872)
Priscilla
Mackall Bowie, Wife of Robert Bowie, Governor of Maryland
(1803-1806,
1811-1812)
Elizabeth
Kell Bradford, Wife of Augustus W. Bradford, Governor of Maryland
(1862-1866)
Mary Ridgely Brown Lee, Official Hostess of Frank Brown, Governor of Maryland
(1892-1896)
Mary
Ridgely Preston Brown, Wife of Frank Brown, Governor of Maryland
(1892-1896)
C
Anita
Phelps Carroll, Wife of John Lee Carroll, Governor of Maryland
(1876-1880)
Anna
Ella Carroll, daughter of Governor Thomas King Carroll and Juliana
Stevenson Carroll (1815-1894)
Julianna
Stevenson Carroll, Wife of Thomas King Carroll, Governor of
Maryland
(1830-1831)
Mary
Carter Thompson Carroll, Wife of John Lee Carroll, Governor of
Maryland
(1876-1880)
Jennifer
Crawford, Wife of Parris N. Glendening, Governor of Maryland
(2002-2003)
E
Kendel
S. Ehrlich, Wife of Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., Governor of Maryland
(2003-2007)
Lynn
Shaffer Ewing, Official Hostess of Austin L. Crothers, Governor of
Maryland (1908-1912)
G
Frances
Hughes Glendening, Wife of Parris N. Glendening, Governor of
Maryland
(1995-2001)
Elizabeth
Goldsborough Goldsborough, Wife of Charles Goldsborough, Governor
of
Maryland (1819)
Ellen
Showell Goldsborough, Wife of Phillips Lee Goldsborough, Governor
of
Maryland (1912-1916)
Sarah
Goldsborough Goldsborough, Wife of Charles Goldsborough, Governor
of
Maryland (1819)
Susan
Orrick Sulivane Grason, Wife of William Grason, Governor of
Maryland
(1839-1842)
Alice
Edmondson Groome, Wife of James Black Groome, Governor of Maryland
(1874-1876)
H
Clara
Jenness Hamilton, Wife of William T. Hamilton, Governor of Maryland
(1880-1884)
Mary
Gertrude Johnson Harrington, Wife of Emerson C. Harrington,
Governor
of Maryland (1916-1920)
Margaret
Campbell Henry, Wife of John Henry, Governor of Maryland
(1797-1798)
Ann
Thompson Hicks, Wife of Thomas Holliday Hicks, Governor of Maryland
(1858-1862)
Jane Elizabeth McNamara
Wilcox Hicks, Wife of Thomas Holliday Hicks, Governor of Maryland
(1858-1862)
Leah
Ann Rauleigh Hicks, Wife of Thomas Holliday Hicks, Governor of
Maryland
(1858-1862)
Yumi Hogan, Wife of Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr., Governor of Maryland (2015-2023)
Margaret
(Peggy) Oswald Chew Howard, Wife of John Eager Howard, Governor of
Maryland (1788-1791)
Prudence
Gough Ridgely Howard, Wife of George Howard, Governor of Maryland
(1831-1833)
Patricia
Donoho Hughes, Wife of Harry Hughes, Governor of Maryland
(1979-1987)
J
Nannie
Rider Jackson, Wife of Elihu Emory Jackson, Governor of Maryland
(1888-1892)
Ann
Jennings Johnson, Wife of Thomas Johnson, Governor of Maryland
(1777-1779)
K
Alice
Contee Kent, Wife of Joseph Kent, Governor of Maryland (1826-1829)
Eleanor
Lee Wallace Kent, Wife of Joseph Kent, Governor of Maryland
(1826-1829)
L
Dorothy
Byron Lane, Wife of William Preston Lane, Jr., Governor of Maryland
(1947-1951)
Mary
Digges Lee, Wife of Thomas Sim Lee, Governor of Maryland
(1779-1782,
1792-1794)
Mary
Ridgely Brown Lee, Official Hostess for Frank Brown, Governor of
Maryland
(1892-1896)
Mathilde
Boal Lee, Wife of Blair Lee, III, Acting Governor of Maryland (June
1977-January 1979)
Mary
Tolly Dorsey Ligon, Wife of Thomas Watkins Ligon, Governor of
Maryland
(1854-1858)
Sally
Ann Dorsey Ligon, Wife of Thomas Watkins Ligon, Governor of
Maryland
(1854-1858)
Mary
Elizabeth Staplefort Lloyd, Wife of Henry Lloyd, Governor of
Maryland
(1885-1892)
Sally
Scott Murray Lloyd, Wife of Edward Lloyd, Governor of Maryland
(1809-1811)
Esther
Winder Polk Lowe, Wife of Enoch Louis Lowe, Governor of Maryland
(1851-1854)
Elizabeth
Tasker Lowndes, Wife of Lloyd Lowndes, Governor of Maryland
(1896-1900)
M
Honolulu
Claire Manzer McKeldin, Wife of Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor of
Maryland
(1951-1959)
Georgine
Urquhart McLane, Wife of Robert M. McLane, Governor of Maryland
(1884-1885)
Barbara
Oberfeld Mandel, Wife of Marvin Mandel, Governor of Maryland
(1969-1977)
Jeanne
Blackistone Dorsey Mandel, Wife of Marvin Mandel, Governor of
Maryland
(1969-1977)
Mary
Clare Maccubbin Martin, Wife of Daniel Martin, Governor of Maryland
(1829-1830, 1831)
Sophia
Sprigg Mercer, Wife of John Francis Mercer, Governor of Maryland
(1801-1803)
Dawn Flythe Moore,Wife of
Westley Watende Omari Moore, Governor of Maryland (2023-)
N
Edna
Viola Amos Nice, Wife of Harry Whinna Nice, Governor of Maryland
(1935-1939)
O
Eugenia
Byrnes O'Conor, Wife of Herbert R. O'Conor, Governor of Maryland
(1939-1947)
Catherine
Curran O'Malley, Wife of Martin J. O'Malley, Governor of Maryland
(2007-2015)
Henrietta
Margaret Hill Ogle, Wife of Benjamin Ogle, Governor of Maryland
(1798-1801)
P
Anne
Harrison Paca, Wife of William Paca, Governor of Maryland
(1782-1785)
Mary
Chew Paca, Wife of William Paca, Governor of Maryland (1782-1785)
Elizabeth
Rousby Plater, Wife of George Plater, Governor of Maryland
(1791-1792)
Hannah
Lee Plater, Wife of George Plater, Governor of Maryland (1791-1792)
Adeline
Mackubin Kent Pratt, Wife of Thomas G. Pratt, Governor of Maryland
(1845-1848)
R
Priscilla
Dorsey Ridgely, Wife of Charles Carnan Ridgely, Governor of
Maryland
(1816-1819)
Elizabeth
Caskie Cabell Ritchie, Mother and Official Hostess of Albert C.
Ritchie,
Governor of Maryland (1920-1935)
Elizabeth
Catherine Baker Ritchie, Wife of Albert C. Ritchie, Governor of
Maryland
(1920-1935)
S
Mary
Frances Richardson Smith, Wife of John Walter Smith, Governor of
Maryland
(1900-1904)
Hilda
Mae Snoops, Official Hostess of William Donald Schaefer, Governor
of
Maryland (1987-1995)
Violetta
Lansdale Sprigg, Wife of Samuel Sprigg, Governor of Maryland
(1819-1822)
Eliza
May Stevens, Wife of Samuel Stevens, Jr., Governor of Maryland
(1822-1826)
Mary
Couden Stone, Wife of John Hoskins Stone, Governor of Maryland
(1794-1797)
Elizabeth
Sherlock Swann, Wife of Thomas Swann, Governor of Maryland
(1866-1869)
Josephine Ward
Thomson Swann, Wife of Thomas Swann, Governor of Maryland
(1866-1869)
T
Helen
Avalynne Gibson Tawes, Wife of J. Millard Tawes, Governor of
Maryland
(1959-1967)
Clintonia
Wright May Thomas, Wife of Philip Francis Thomas, Governor of
Maryland
(1848-1851)
Elizabeth
Courts Thomas, Wife of James Thomas, Governor of Maryland
(1833-1836)
Sally
Campbell Preston McDowell Thomas, Wife of Francis Thomas, Governor
of Maryland (1842-1845)
Sarah
Maria Kerr Thomas, Wife of Philip Francis Thomas, Governor of
Maryland
(1848-1851)
V
Mary
Veazey Veazey, Wife of Thomas W. Veazey, Governor of Maryland
(1836-1839)
Mary
Wallace Veazey, Wife of Thomas W. Veazey, Governor of Maryland
(1836-1839)
Sarah
Worrell Veazey, Wife of Thomas W. Veazey, Governor of Maryland
(1836-1839)
W
Emma
Nicodemus Warfield, Wife of Edwin Warfield, Governor of Maryland
(1904-1908)
Anne "Nannie" Williams White, Hostess
of William Pinkney White, Governor of Maryland (1872-1874)
Louisa
Hollingsworth Whyte, Wife of William Pinkney Whyte, Governor of
Maryland
(1872-1874)
Mary
McDonald Thomas Whyte, Wife of William Pinkney Whyte, Governor of
Maryland
(1872-1874)
Mary
Stoughton Sloss Winder, Wife of Levin Winder, Governor of Maryland
(1812-1816)
Elizabeth
Harriot Robertson Wright, Wife of Robert Wright, Governor of
Maryland
(1806-1809)
Sarah
Decoursey Wright, Wife of Robert Wright, Governor of Maryland
(1806-1809)
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Ringgold Wright, Wife of Robert Wright, Governor of Maryland
(1806-1809)
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