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
Residence	Governor's Mansion
Inaugural holder	Emily V. Mason
Formation	November 3, 1835; 189 years ago (1835-11-03)

First spouses

Name	Took office	Left office	Governor	Ref.
Emily V. Mason[a]	1835	1838	Stevens T. Mason	[1]
Julia Phelps Mason	1838	1840		[1]
Juliana Trumbull Woodbridge	1840	1841	William Woodbridge	[1]
Mary Hudun Gordon	1841	1841	James Wright Gordon	[1]
Mary Kidder "Polly" Barry	1842	1846	John S. Barry	[1]
Lucretia Williams Lawrence Felch	1846	1847	Alpheus Felch	[1]
Elizabeth W. Hubbard Greeley	1847	1847	William L. Greenly	[1]
Almira Caldwell Ransom	1848	1850	Epaphroditus Ransom	[1]
Mary Kidder "Polly" Barry	1850	1851	John S. Barry	[1]
Elizabeth Sarah Sabin McClelland	1852	1853	Robert McClelland	[1]
Anna Marilla Ferrand Stewart Parsons	1853	1854	Andrew Parsons	[1]
Mary Warden Bingham	1855	1858	Kinsley S. Bingham	[1]
Angeolina H. Wisner	1859	1860	Moses Wisner	[1]
Sarah Louisa Horton Ford Blair	1861	1864	Austin Blair	[1]
Mary Ann Slocum Crapo	1865	1868	Henry H. Crapo	[1]
Sibyl Lambard Baldwin[b]	1869	1872	Henry P. Baldwin	[1]
Frances Elizabeth Newberry Bagley	1873	1876	John J. Bagley	[1]
Elizabeth Musgrave Croswell[c]	1878	1880	Charles Croswell	[1]
Lucy Amelia Peck Jerome	1881	1882	David Jerome	[1]
Harriet Annette Miles Begole	1883	1884	Josiah Begole	[1]
Annette Huldana Squire Henry Alger	1885	1886	Russell A. Alger	[1]
Mary Eliza Brown Thompson Luce	1887	1890	Cyrus G. Luce	[1]
Elizabeth Galloway Winans	1891	1892	Edwin B. Winans	[1]
Lucretia W. Rich	1893	1896	John T. Rich	[1]
Frances A. Gilbert Pingree	1897	1900	Hazen S. Pingree	[1]
Allaseba Morey Phelps Bliss	1901	1904	Aaron T. Bliss	[1]
Martha M. Davis Warner	1905	1910	Fred M. Warner	[1]
Lillian Gertrude Jones Osborn	1911	1912	Chase Osborn	[1]
Helen G. Ferris	1913	1916	Woodbridge N. Ferris	[1]
Mary Charlotte Moore Sleeper	1917	1920	Albert Sleeper	[1]
Vacant[d]	1921	1926	Alex J. Groesbeck	[1]
Helen Adelaide Kelly Green	1927	1930	Fred W. Green	[1]
Clara Hantel Brucker	1931	1932	Wilber M. Brucker	[1]
Mary Josephine White Comstock	1933	1934	William Comstock	[1]
Queena Maud Warner Fitzgerald	1935	1936	Frank Fitzgerald	[1]
Marguerite Murphy Teahan[e]	1937	1938	Frank Murphy	[1]
Queena Maud Warner Fitzgerald	1939	1939	Frank Fitzgerald	[1]
Zora Della Cooley Dickinson[f]	1939	1940	Luren Dickinson	[1]
Helen Josephine Jossman Van Wagoner	1941	1942	Murray Van Wagoner	[1]
Anne Veronica O'Brien Kelly	1943	1946	Harry Kelly	[1]
Mae Louise Pierson Sigler	1947	1948	Kim Sigler	[1]
Nancy Lace Quirk Williams	1949	1960	G. Mennen Williams	[1]
Alice Nielsen Swainson	1961	1962	John Swainson	[1]
Lenore LaFount Romney	1963	1969	George W. Romney	[1]
Helen Wallbank Milliken	1969	1982	William Milliken	[1]
Paula Lynne Parker Blanchard[g]	1983	1987	James Blanchard	[1]
Janet A. Blanchard[h]	1989	1990		[1]
Michelle DeMunbrun Engler	1991	2002	John Engler	[1][2]
Daniel Granholm Mulhern[i]	2003	2010	Jennifer Granholm	[3]
Sue Snyder	2011	2018	Rick Snyder	[4]
Marc P. Mallory	2019	Present	Gretchen Whitmer	[5]

See also

• List of governors of Michigan

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.