First ladies and gentlemen of Oregon explained

Post:First Lady
Body:Oregon
Insignia:Flag_of_Oregon.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Incumbent:Aimee Kotek Wilson
Residence:Mahonia Hall
Incumbentsince:January 9, 2023
Preceded By:Dan Little
Termlength:4 years
Formation:1845

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.

Aimee Kotek Wilson is the current spouse of the governor of Oregon concurrent with the governor's term in office.

List

Territory of Oregon

NameImageTermGovernorNotes
Polly Hart LaneMarch 3, 1849 – June 18, 1850Joseph Lane
UnknownJune 18, 1850 – August 18, 1850Kintzing Prichette
Margaret B. Wands GainesAugust 18, 1850 – May 16, 1853John P. Gaines
Polly Hart Lane (Acting)May 16, 1853 – May 19, 1853Joseph Lane (Acting)
Chloe Boone (Acting)May 19, 1853 – December 2, 1853George Law Curry (Acting)
Ann HooverMay 14, 1853 – August 1, 1854John Wesley Davis
Chloe BooneAugust 1, 1854 – March 3, 1859George Law Curry

State of Oregon

NameImageTermGovernorNotes
Nancy Jane WhiteakerJuly 8, 1858 – September 10, 1862John Whiteaker
UnknownSeptember 10, 1862 – September 12, 1866A. C. Gibbs
Louisa A. McBrideSeptember 12, 1866 – September 14, 1870George Lemuel Woods
Elizabeth CarterSeptember 14, 1870 – February 1, 1877La Fayette Grover
Jane A. SmithFebruary 1, 1877 – September 11, 1878Stephen F. Chadwick
Samantha C. ThayerSeptember 11, 1878 – September 13, 1882W. W. Thayer
Mary StephensonSeptember 13, 1882 – January 12, 1887Zenas Ferry Moody
Mary A. AllenJanuary 12, 1887 – January 14, 1895Sylvester Pennoyer
Juliette MontagueFebruary 14, 1900 – March 27, 1903William Paine Lord
Nancy Batte DuncanJanuary 9, 1899 – January 14, 1903Theodore Thurston Geer
Sallie Newman WelchJanuary 15, 1903 – February 28, 1909George Earle Chamberlain
VacantFebruary 27, 1909 – March 1, 1909Carolyn B. Shelton (Acting)
Harriet Ruth BensonMarch 1, 1909 – June 17, 1910Frank W. Benson
Elizabeth Hoover BowermanJune 17, 1910 – January 11, 1911Jay Bowerman
Mabel WestJanuary 11, 1911 – January 12, 1915Oswald West
Isabel WithycombeJanuary 12, 1915 – March 3, 1919James Withycombe
Lena OlcottMarch 3, 1919 – January 8, 1923Ben W. Olcott
Laura Rudio PierceJanuary 8, 1923 – January 10, 1927Walter M. Pierce
Mary Elizabeth WoodworthJanuary 10, 1927 – December 21, 1929I. L. Patterson
Edna Lyle NorbladDecember 21, 1929 – January 12, 1931A. W. Norblad
Grace MayerJanuary 12, 1931 – January 14, 1935Julius Meier
Louise HughesJanuary 14, 1935 – January 9, 1939Charles Martin
Blanche ChamberlainJanuary 9, 1939 – January 11, 1943Charles A. Sprague
Edith WelshonsJanuary 11, 1943 – October 28, 1947Earl Snell
Elizabeth WalchOctober 30, 1947 – January 10, 1949John Hubert Hall
Mabel HillJanuary 10, 1949 – December 27, 1952Douglas McKay
Georgia PattersonDecember 27, 1952 – January 31, 1956Paul L. Patterson
Dorothy SmithJanuary 31, 1956 – January 14, 1957Elmo Smith
Marie Hoy HolmesJanuary 14, 1957 – January 12, 1959Robert D. Holmes
Antoinette KuzmanichJanuary 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997Mark Hatfield
Audrey McCallJanuary 9, 1967 – January 13, 1975Tom McCallLike her husband, a Republican environmental activist.
Pat StraubJanuary 13, 1975 – January 8, 1979Robert W. Straub
Dolores AtiyehJanuary 8, 1979 – January 12, 1987Victor AtiyehHealthcare activist responsible for one of the nation's first seat belt laws.
Margaret Wood GoldschmidtJanuary 12, 1987 – 1990Neil Goldschmidt
Frank L. RobertsJanuary 14, 1991 – January 9, 1995Barbara RobertsMember of the Oregon House of Representatives and the Oregon State Senate.
Sharon LaCroixJanuary 9, 1995 – January 13, 2003John Kitzhaber
Mary OberstJanuary 13, 2003 – January 10, 2011Ted Kulongoski
Cylvia HayesJanuary 10, 2011 – February 18, 2015John KitzhaberSubject of the influence peddling scandal leading to the resignation of Governor Kitzhaber.
Dan LittleFebruary 18, 2015 – January 10, 2023Kate Brown
Aimee Kotek WilsonJanuary 10, 2023 – PresentTina Kotek

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First Ladies of Oregon Gown Collection. 2020-06-29. Newell Pioneer Village. en-US.