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In the United States, the title of First Gentleman may be accorded to a male person who is married to the head of state of a State government, analogously to the unofficial use of "First Lady" for the wife or hostess of a head of state, including the wife of the President of the United States. To date, no persons have been accorded the "First Gentleman" designation as a husband of a U.S. president. The first man formally to serve as First Gentleman was James E. Ferguson, a former governor of Texas who was forced from office due to corruption charges, and whose wife Miriam later won the office. The first man to serve as First Gentleman without having previously served as governor was Thomas Grasso, husband of Connecticut governor Ella T. Grasso. To date, there has never been a man married to a male governor.

Even though Arizona has had the most female governors of any U.S. state with 4 female governors, only two of these governors were married to a first gentleman while in office. 5 states have had more than one first gentleman: Arizona, Connecticut, Kansas, New Hampshire and Oregon, all numbering two.

By state

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Connecticut

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Massachusetts

Michigan

Montana

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

North Carolina

Oklahoma

Oregon

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Washington

Other territories

Puerto Rico

Washington, D.C.

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