First Ladies of Maryland


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.
NameTook OfficeLeft OfficeSpouse Of
Ann Jennings Johnson17771779Thomas Johnson
Mary Digges Lee17791782Thomas Sim Lee
Anna Maria Tilghman Chew 17821785William Paca
none 17851788William Smallwood
Peggy Chew Howard17881791John Eager Howard
none 17911792George Plater
Juliana Jennings Brice 17921792James Brice
Mary Digges Lee17921794Thomas Sim Lee
Anne Couden Stone17941797John Hoskins Stone
Margaret Campbell Henry17971798John Henry
Henrietta Margaret Hill Ogle17981801Benjamin Ogle
Sophia Sprigg Mercer18011803John Francis Mercer
Priscilla Mackall Bowie18031806Robert Bowie
Elizabeth Harriot Robertson Wright18061809Robert Wright
Sally Scott Murray Lloyd18091811Edward Lloyd
Priscilla Mackall Bowie18111812Robert Bowie
Mary Stoughton Sloss Winder18121816Levin Winder
Priscilla Dorsey Ridgely18161819Charles Carnan Ridgely
Sarah Goldsborough18191819Charles Goldsborough
Violetta Lansdale Sprigg18191822Samuel Sprigg
Eliza May Stevens18221826Samuel Stevens, Jr.
Eleanor Lee Wallace Kent18261826Joseph Kent
none 18261828Joseph Kent
Alice Contee Kent18281829Joseph Kent
Mary Clare Maccubbin Martin18291830Daniel Martin
Julianna Stevenson Carroll18301831Thomas King Carroll
Mary Clare Maccubbin Martin18311831Daniel Martin
Prudence Gough Ridgely Howard18311833George Howard
Elizabeth Courts Thomas18331836James Thomas
Mary Wallace Veazey18361839Thomas Veazey
Susan Orrick Sulivane Grason18391842William Grason
Sally Campbell Preston McDowell Thomas Miller18421842Francis Thomas
none 18421845Francis Thomas
Adeline Mackubin Kent Pratt18451848Thomas Pratt
Sarah Maria Kerr Thomas18481851Philip Francis Thomas
Esther Winder Polk Lowe18511854Enoch Louis Lowe
Mary Tolly Dorsey Ligon18541858Thomas Watkins Ligon
none 18581862Thomas Holliday Hicks
Elizabeth Kell Bradford18621866Augustus Bradford
Elizabeth Sherlock Swann18661869Thomas Swann
Alice Carter Bowie18691872Oden Bowie
Louisa Hollingsworth Whyte18721874William Pinkney Whyte
none 18741876James Black Groome
none 18761877John Lee Carroll
Mary Carter Thompson Carroll18771880John Lee Carroll
Clara Jenness Hamilton18801884William Thomas Hamilton
Georgine Urquhart McLane18841885Robert Milligan McLane
Mary Elizabeth Staplefort Lloyd18851888Henry Lloyd
Nannie Rider Jackson18881892Elihu Emory Jackson
Mary Ridgely Preston Brown18921895Frank Brown
Mary Ridgely Brown Lee 18951896Frank Brown
Elizabeth Tasker Lowndes18961900Lloyd Lowndes, Jr.
Mary Frances Richardson Smith19001904John Walter Smith
Emma Nicodemus Warfield19041908Edwin Warfield
Lynn Shaffer Ewing 19081912Austin Lane Crothers
Ellen Showell Goldsborough19121916Phillips Lee Goldsborough
Gertrude Johnson Harrington19161920Emerson Harrington
Elizabeth Caskie Cabell Ritchie 19201931Albert Ritchie
none19311935Albert Ritchie
Edna Viola Amos Nice19351939Harry Nice
Eugenia Byrnes O'Conor19391947Herbert O'Conor
Dorothy Byron Lane19471951William Preston Lane, Jr.
Honolulu Claire Manzer McKeldin19511959Theodore McKeldin
Helen Avalynne Gibson Tawes19591967J. Millard Tawes
Elinor Judefind Agnew19671969Spiro Agnew
Barbara Oberfeld Mandel19691974Marvin Mandel
Jeanne Blackistone Dorsey Mandel19741979Marvin Mandel
Mathilde Boal Lee 19771979Blair Lee III
Jeanne Blackistone Dorsey Mandel19791979Marvin Mandel
Patricia Donoho Hughes19791987Harry Hughes
Hilda Mae Snoops 19871995William Donald Schaefer
Frances Hughes Glendening19952001Parris Glendening
none 20012002Parris Glendening
Jennifer Crawford20022003Parris Glendening
Kendel Sibiski Ehrlich20032007Bob Ehrlich
Catherine Curran O'Malley20072015Martin O'Malley
Yumi Hogan2015servingLarry Hogan