First ladies of Wisconsin
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The following is a list of the spouses of Wisconsin governors from 1933 to present, a position that is styled as First Lady or First Gentleman of the State of Wisconsin. As of 2017, there have been no female governors of the State of Wisconsin, and all first spouses have been first ladies.[1][2]
| Name | Took office | Left office | Image | Spouse of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Dunn | 1848 | 1852 | Nelson Dewey | |
| Frances Cross | 1852 | 1854 | Leonard J. Farwell | |
| Aurelia Belcher | 1856 | 1856 | Arthur MacArthur Sr. | |
| Frances Forman | 1856 | 1858 | Coles Bashford | |
| Cordelia Perrine | 1862 | 1862 |  |
Louis P. Harvey |
| Elise Salomon | 1862 | 1964 | Edward Salomon | |
| Orlina Sturgis | 1864 | 1866 | James T. Lewis | |
| Frances Bull | 1866 | 1872 | Lucius Fairchild | |
| Jeanette Garr | 1872 | 1874 | Cadwallader C. Washburn | |
| Catherine Hurd | 1874 | 1876 | William Robert Taylor | |
| E. Macy Tobey | 1876 | 1878 | Harrison Ludington | |
| Mary Booth | 1878 | 1882 | William E. Smith | |
| Agnes Bragg | 1889 | 1891 | William D. Hoard | |
| Francena Rowley | 1891 | 1895 | George Wilbur Peck | |
| Mary Kelly | 1895 | 1897 | William H. Upham | |
| Agnes Potter | 1897 | 1901 | Edward Scofield | |
| Belle Case | 1901 | 1906 |  |
Robert M. La Follette, Sr. |
| Helen Bliss | 1906 | 1911 | James O. Davidson | |
| Bertha Schweke | 1915 | 1921 | Emanuel L. Philipp | |
| Anna McSpaden | 1921 | 1927 | John J. Blaine | |
| Charlotte Schroeder | 1929 | 1931 | Walter J. Kohler Sr. | |
| Isabel Bacon | 1931 | 1933 | Philip La Follette | |
| Katherine Regan (née Judefind) | 1933 | 1935 | Albert G. Schmedeman | |
| Isabel Bacon | 1935 | 1939 | Philip La Follette | |
| Elizabeth Conrad | 1939 | 1943 | Julius P. Heil | |
| Myrtle Ennor Oliver Thye | 1943 | 1947 | Walter Samuel Goodland | |
| Mary Fowler | 1947 | 1951 | Oscar Rennebohm | |
| Celeste McVoy Holden | 1951 | 1957 | Walter J. Kohler, Jr. | |
| Helen Davis Thomson | 1957 | 1959 | Vernon Wallace Thomson | |
| Carrie Lee Dotson | 1959 | 1963 | Gaylord Nelson | |
| Patricia Ann Brady | 1963 | 1965 | John W. Reynolds, Jr. | |
| Dorothy Guidry | 1965 | 1971 | Warren P. Knowles | |
| Jean Vlasis Lucey | 1971 | 1977 | Patrick Joseph Lucey | |
| Elaine Schreiber (née Thaney) | 1977 | 1979 | Martin J. Schreiber | |
| Joyce Dreyfus (née Unke) | 1979 | 1983 | Lee S. Dreyfus | |
| Sheila Coyle Earl | 1983 | 1987 | Tony Earl | |
| Sue Ann Thompson (née Mashak) | 1987 | 2001 | Tommy Thompson | |
| Laurie McCallum | 2001 | 2003 | Scott McCallum | |
| Jessica Doyle (née Laird) | 2003 | 2010 | _(1).jpg) |
Jim Doyle |
| Tonette Walker (née Tarantino) | 2011 | 2019 | _(1).jpg) |
Scott Walker |
| Kathy Evers | 2019 | Present | _(1)_(a).jpg) |
Tony Evers |
References
[edit]- ^ "Explore Our Collections". 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Wisconsin First Lady Jessica Doyle". Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2010-01-17.