First ladies and gentlemen of Guam explained

Post:First Gentleman
Body:Guam
Insigniasize:255px
Incumbent:Jeff Cook
Residence:Government House (Agaña Heights)
Incumbentsince:January 7, 2019
Preceded By:Christine Sonido Calvo
Termlength:4 Years
Inaugural:Lourdes Perez Camacho

First Lady or First Gentleman of Guam is the title attributed to the spouse of the governor of Guam. The current first gentleman is Jeffrey Cook, husband of Governor Lou Leon Guerrero, who has held the position since January 7, 2019.

List of first ladies and gentlemen of Guam

First ladies of American naval governors

First LadyImageTerm beginsTerm endsGovernor of GuamNotes
Dorothy Swinburne McNameeNovember 2, 1905December 28, 1907Luke McNamee
Marie Charlier PottsOctober 3, 1907December 28, 1907Templin Potts
Dorothy Swinburne McNameeOctober 3, 1907December 28, 1907Luke McNamee
Syble Halpine DornDecember 28, 1907November 5, 1910Edward John Dorn
Maria Engracia FreyerNovember 5, 1910January 21, 1911Frank Freyer
Adele Trowbridge SalisburyJanuary 21, 1911January 30, 1912George Salisbury
Augusta Cohen CoontzJanuary 30, 1912September 23, 1913Robert Coontz
Mary Beardslee HindsSeptember 23, 1913March 28, 1914Alfred Walton Hinds
Margaret Sampson SmithMay 30, 1916November 18, 1918Roy Campbell Smith
Mary Syme WettengelJuly 7, 1920February 27, 1921Ivan Wettengel
Grace Walling SporeFebruary 27, 1921February 7, 1922James Sutherland Spore
-December 14, 1922August 4, 1923Adelbert Althouse
Katherine Banks PriceAugust 4, 1923August 26, 1924Henry Bertram Price
Marguerite Boynton BrownAugust 26, 1924August 7, 1926Alfred Winsor Brown
Elizabeth Harrison ShapleyApril 7, 1926June 11, 1929Lloyd Stowell Shapley
Sue Worthington BradleyJune 11, 1929March 15, 1931Willis W. Bradley
La Mira N. RootMay 15, 1931June 21, 1933Edmund Root
Mrs. G. A. AlexanderJune 21, 1933March 27, 1936George A. Alexander
Margherita Wood McCandlishMarch 27, 1936February 8, 1938Benjamin McCandlish
Pauline H. AlexanderFebruary 8, 1938April 20, 1940James Thomas Alexander
Annabel Parlett McMillinApril 20, 1940December 10, 1941George McMillin

First ladies of American military governors

First LadyImageTerm beginsTerm endsGovernor of GuamNotes
Eunice Renshaw GeigerJuly 21, 1944August 10, 1944Roy Geiger
Elizabeth Ammons LarsenAugust 15, 1944May 30, 1946Henry Louis Larsen
Mary Chenoweth PownallMay 30, 1946September 27, 1949Charles Alan Pownall

First ladies of appointed civilian governors (1949–1971)

First LadyImageTerm beginsTerm endsGovernor of GuamNotes
Jeanne Rowe SkinnerSeptember 17, 1949April 22, 1953Carlton Skinner[1]
Anita M. ElvidgeApril 23, 1953May 19, 1956Ford Quint Elvidge[2] [3]
Emma Louise LoweOctober 15, 1956November 14, 1959Richard Barrett Lowe[4] [5]
Angela Perez FloresJuly 9, 1960May 20, 1961Joseph Flores[6]
Vara Martin DanielMay 20, 1961January 20, 1963William Daniel[7] [8]
Delfina Tuncap GuerreroJanuary 20, 1963July 20, 1969Manuel Flores Leon Guerrero[9] [10] [11]
Lourdes Perez CamachoJuly 20, 1969January 4, 1971Carlos Camacho[12] [13] [14]

First ladies and gentlemen of elected governors (1971–present)

First LadyImageTerm beginsTerm endsGovernor of GuamNotes
Lourdes Perez CamachoJanuary 4, 1971January 6, 1975Carlos Camacho
Madeleine BordalloJanuary 6, 1975January 1, 1979Ricardo Bordallo
Rose Baza CalvoJanuary 1, 1979January 3, 1983Paul McDonald Calvo[15]
Madeleine BordalloJanuary 3, 1983January 5, 1987Ricardo Bordallo
Rosanne Santos AdaJanuary 3, 1987January 2, 1995Joseph F. Ada[16]
Geri T. GutierrezJanuary 2, 1995January 6, 2003Carl Gutierrez[17] [18]
Joann Garcia CamachoJanuary 6, 2003January 3, 2011Felix Perez Camacho[19]
January 3, 2011January 7, 2019Eddie Calvo[20] [21]
Jeffrey CookJanuary 7, 2019PresentLou Leon Guerrero

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Governor Carlton Skinner . guampedia.com . November 1, 2021.
  2. Web site: Interview with Ford Q. and Anita M. Elvidge . eisenhowerlibrary.gov . Thomas . Soapes . July 28, 1976 . November 1, 2021.
  3. Web site: Governor Ford Quint Elvidge . guampedia.com . November 1, 2021.
  4. Web site: Governor Richard Barrett Lowe . guampedia.com . October 29, 2021.
  5. Web site: OBITUARIES - EMMA LOUISE LOWE Home Restorer . washingtonpost.com . December 30, 1995 . October 29, 2021 . October 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211024092707/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1995/12/30/obituaries/ab35a258-a4be-4dca-bbf1-47ddbd27e283/ . bot: unknown .
  6. Web site: Governor Joseph Flores . guampedia.com . October 24, 2021.
  7. Web site: Daniel, Vara Faye Martin (1917–1987) . tshaonline.org . October 1, 2021.
  8. Web site: MEETING WITH THE GOVERNOR AND FIRST LADY OF GUAM, BILL AND VARA DANIEL, 9:30AM . jfklibrary.org . December 5, 1961 . October 1, 2021.
  9. Web site: Governor Manuel FL Guerrero . guampedia.com . November 1, 2021.
  10. Web site: Commissioning - Biography on the Governor of Guam, Manuel F. L. Guerrero . ussguam.org . 1962 . November 1, 2021.
  11. Web site: Guam Gov. Manuel Flores Guerrero . nga.org . November 1, 2021.
  12. Web site: Governor Carlos G. Camacho Papers . rfk2.edu.gu . October 22, 2021.
  13. Web site: Governor Carlos Camacho . guampedia.com . October 22, 2021.
  14. Web site: Guam Gov. Carlos G. Camacho . nga.org . October 22, 2021.
  15. Web site: Guam Gov. Paul McDonald Calvo . nga.org . October 21, 2021.
  16. Web site: Former first lady Rosanne Ada dies; Guam leaders pay tribute . pncguam.com . March 19, 2021 . October 1, 2021 . October 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211001230155/https://www.pncguam.com/former-first-lady-rosanne-ada-dies-guam-leaders-pay-tribute/ . bot: unknown .
  17. Web site: Guam Gov. Carl T. C. Gutierrez . nga.org . October 23, 2021.
  18. Web site: Governor Carl TC Gutierrez . guampedia.com . October 23, 2021.
  19. Web site: Guam Gov. Felix P. Camacho . nga.org . October 16, 2021.
  20. Web site: Gov. Eddie Baza Calvo . nga.org . October 18, 2021.
  21. Web site: Christine Sonido Calvo . nga.org . October 18, 2021.

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