First ladies and gentlemen of Oregon

First Gentleman of Oregon
First Gentleman of Oregon
	Incumbent; Dan Little ; since February 18, 2015
Residence	Mahonia Hall
Term length	4 years
Formation	1845

Last updated December 22, 2022

The first lady or gentleman of Oregon is the spouse of the Governor of Oregon, if they have one. The role of the spouse of the governor of Oregon has never been codified or officially defined. The spouse figures prominently in the social life of the state, and some spouses have been assisted with a staff in the Office of the Governor.

List

Provisional Government of Oregon

Name	Image	Term	Governor	Notes
Anne Pope Abernethy^[1]		June 3, 1845 – March 3, 1849	George Abernethy

Territory of Oregon

Name	Term	Governor
Polly Hart Lane^[1]	March 3, 1849 – June 18, 1850	Joseph Lane
Unknown	June 18, 1850 – August 18, 1850	Kintzing Prichette
Margaret B. Wands Gaines	August 18, 1850 – May 16, 1853	John P. Gaines
Polly Hart Lane (Acting)^[1]	May 16, 1853 – May 19, 1853	Joseph Lane (Acting)
Chloe Boone (Acting)	May 19, 1853 – December 2, 1853	George Law Curry (Acting)
Ann Hoover	May 14, 1853 – August 1, 1854	John Wesley Davis
Chloe Boone	August 1, 1854 – March 3, 1859	George Law Curry

State of Oregon

Name	Term	Governor	Notes
Nancy Jane Whiteaker	July 8, 1858 – September 10, 1862	John Whiteaker
Unknown	September 10, 1862 – September 12, 1866	A. C. Gibbs
Louisa A. McBride	September 12, 1866 – September 14, 1870	George Lemuel Woods
Elizabeth Carter	September 14, 1870 – February 1, 1877	La Fayette Grover
Jane A. Smith	February 1, 1877 – September 11, 1878	Stephen F. Chadwick
Samantha C. Thayer	September 11, 1878 – September 13, 1882	W. W. Thayer
Mary Stephenson	September 13, 1882 – January 12, 1887	Zenas Ferry Moody
Mary A. Allen	January 12, 1887 – January 14, 1895	Sylvester Pennoyer
Juliette Montague	February 14, 1900 – March 27, 1903	William Paine Lord
Nancy Batte Duncan	January 9, 1899 – January 14, 1903	Theodore Thurston Geer
Sallie Newman Welch	January 15, 1903 – February 28, 1909	George Earle Chamberlain
Vacant	February 27, 1909 – March 1, 1909	Carolyn B. Shelton (Acting)
Harriet Ruth Benson	March 1, 1909 – June 17, 1910	Frank W. Benson
Elizabeth Hoover Bowerman	June 17, 1910 – January 11, 1911	Jay Bowerman
Mabel West	January 11, 1911 – January 12, 1915	Oswald West
Isabel Withycombe	January 12, 1915 – March 3, 1919	James Withycombe
Lena Olcott	March 3, 1919 – January 8, 1923	Ben W. Olcott
Laura Rudio Pierce	January 8, 1923 – January 10, 1927	Walter M. Pierce
Mary Elizabeth Woodworth	January 10, 1927 – December 21, 1929	I. L. Patterson
Edna Lyle Norblad	December 21, 1929 – January 12, 1931	A. W. Norblad
Grace Mayer	January 12, 1931 – January 14, 1935	Julius Meier
Louise Hughes	January 14, 1935 – January 9, 1939	Charles Martin
Blanche Chamberlain	January 9, 1939 – January 11, 1943	Charles A. Sprague
Edith Welshons	January 11, 1943 – October 28, 1947	Earl Snell
Elizabeth Walch	October 30, 1947 – January 10, 1949	John Hubert Hall
Mabel Hill	January 10, 1949 – December 27, 1952	Douglas McKay
Georgia Patterson	December 27, 1952 – January 31, 1956	Paul L. Patterson
Dorothy Smith	January 31, 1956 – January 14, 1957	Elmo Smith
Marie Hoy Holmes	January 14, 1957 – January 12, 1959	Robert D. Holmes
Antoinette Kuzmanich	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997	Mark Hatfield
Audrey McCall	January 9, 1967 – January 13, 1975	Tom McCall	Like her husband, a Republican environmental activist.
Pat Straub	January 13, 1975 – January 8, 1979	Robert W. Straub
Dolores Atiyeh	January 8, 1979 – January 12, 1987	Victor Atiyeh	Healthcare activist responsible for one of the nation's first seat belt laws.
Margaret Wood Goldschmidt	January 12, 1987 – 1990	Neil Goldschmidt
Frank L. Roberts	January 14, 1991 – January 9, 1995	Barbara Roberts	Member of the Oregon House of Representatives and the Oregon State Senate.
Sharon LaCroix	January 9, 1995 – January 13, 2003	John Kitzhaber
Mary Oberst	January 13, 2003 – January 10, 2011	Ted Kulongoski
Cylvia Hayes	January 10, 2011 – February 18, 2015	John Kitzhaber	Subject of the influence peddling scandal leading to the resignation of Governor Kitzhaber.
Dan Little	February 18, 2015 – Present	Kate Brown

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References

1 2 3 "First Ladies of Oregon Gown Collection". Newell Pioneer Village. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
↑ Gardner, Judith (2009). First Ladies of Oregon: A 150 Year Remembrance. Newell House Museum. ISBN 9780892882953.

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 "First Ladies of Oregon Gown Collection". Newell Pioneer Village. Retrieved 2020-06-29.

[2] Gardner, Judith (2009). First Ladies of Oregon: A 150 Year Remembrance. Newell House Museum. ISBN 9780892882953.

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