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First Gentleman of Oregon
Incumbent
Dan Little
since February 18, 2015
ResidenceMahonia Hall
Term length4 years
Formation1845

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.

Dan Little is the current spouse of the governor of Oregon concurrent with the governor's term in office.

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 Image Term Governor Notes
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 Image 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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See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "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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