First ladies and gentlemen of New York

The first ladies and gentlemen of New York is the title held by the host or hostess of the New York Executive Mansion, usually the spouse or partner of the governor of New York, concurrent with the governor's term in office. The inaugural first lady of New York was Cornelia Clinton (née Tappen), the wife of the first governor of New York, George Clinton.

List

The following is an incomplete list of first ladies and gentlemen of New York. No.ImageNameTenureGovernor1Cornelia ClintonJuly 30, 1777–June 30, 1795George Clinton2Sarah Livingston JayJuly 1, 1795–June 30, 1801John Jay1Vacant: July 1, 1801 – June 30, 1804George Clinton3Gertrude LewisJuly 1, 1804–June 30, 1807Morgan Lewis4Hannah TompkinsJuly 1, 1807–February 24, 1817Daniel D. Tompkins5Vacant: February 24, 1817 – June 30, 1817John Tayler6Maria ClintonJuly 1, 1817–July 30, 1818DeWitt ClintonVacant: July 30 – April 21, 1819DeWitt ClintonCatharine ClintonApril 21, 1819–December 31, 1822DeWitt Clinton7Vacant: January 1, 1823 – December 31, 1824Joseph C. Yates6Catharine ClintonJanuary 1, 1825–February 11, 1828DeWitt Clinton8Vacant: February 11 – December 31, 1828Nathaniel Pitcher9Vacant: January 1 – March 12, 1829Martin Van Buren10Evelina ThroopMarch 12, 1829–December 31, 1832Enos T. Throop11Cornelia MarcyJanuary 1, 1833–December 31, 1838William L. Marcy12Frances Adeline SewardJanuary 1, 1839–December 31, 1842William H. Seward13Catherine BouckJanuary 1, 1843–December 31, 1844William C. Bouck14Clarissa Moody WrightJanuary 1, 1845–December 31, 1846Silas Wright15Ellen YoungJanuary 1, 1847–December 31, 1848John Young16Julia FishJanuary 1, 1849–December 31, 1850Hamilton Fish17Mary Walbridge HuntJanuary 1, 1851–December 31, 1852Washington Hunt18Mary Bleecker SeymourJanuary 1, 1853–December 31, 1854Horatio Seymour19Zilpha ClarkJanuary 1, 1855–December 31, 1856Myron H. Clark20Mary KingJanuary 1, 1857–December 31, 1858John A. King21Elizabeth Matilda MorganJanuary 1, 1859–December 31, 1862Edwin D. Morgan18Mary Bleecker SeymourJanuary 1, 1863–January 1, 1865Horatio Seymour22Elizabeth FentonJanuary 2, 1865–December 31, 1868Reuben Fenton23Ella HoffmanJanuary 1, 1869–December 31, 1872John T. Hoffman24Catherine DixJanuary 1, 1873–December 31, 1874John Adams Dix25Vacant: January 1, 1875 – December 31, 1876Samuel J. Tilden26Vacant: January 1, 1877 – December 31, 1879Lucius Robinson27Ellen Augusta CornellJanuary 1, 1880–December 31, 1882Alonzo B. Cornell28Vacant: January 1, 1883 – January 6, 1885Grover Cleveland29Vacant: January 6, 1885 – December 31, 1891David B. Hill30Sarah M. FlowerJanuary 1, 1892–December 31, 1894Roswell P. Flower31Anna MortonJanuary 1, 1895–December 31, 1896Levi P. Morton32Lois B. BlackJanuary 1, 1897–December 31, 1898Frank S. Black33Edith RooseveltJanuary 1, 1899–December 31, 1900Theodore Roosevelt34Linda OdellJanuary 1, 1901–December 31, 1904Benjamin Odell35Kate HigginsJanuary 1, 1905–December 31, 1906Frank W. Higgins36Antoinette Carter HughesJanuary 1, 1907–October 6, 1910Charles Evans Hughes37Jane WhiteOctober 6, 1910–December 31, 1910Horace White38Gertrude Alden DixJanuary 1, 1911–December 31, 1912John Alden Dix39Clara SulzerJanuary 1, 1913–October 17, 1913William Sulzer40Mary GlynnOctober 17, 1913–December 31, 1914Martin H. Glynn41Olive WhitmanJanuary 1, 1915–December 31, 1918Charles Seymour Whitman42Catherine SmithJanuary 1, 1919–December 31, 1920Al Smith43Elizabeth MillerJanuary 1, 1921–December 31, 1922Nathan L. Miller42Catherine SmithJanuary 1, 1923–December 31, 1928Al Smith44Eleanor RooseveltJanuary 1, 1929–December 31, 1932Franklin D. Roosevelt45Edith LehmanJanuary 1, 1933–December 2, 1942Herbert H. Lehman46Jean PolettiDecember 2, 1942–December 31, 1942Charles Poletti47Frances DeweyJanuary 1, 1943–December 31, 1954Thomas E. Dewey48Marie Norton HarrimanJanuary 1, 1955–December 31, 1958W. Averell Harriman49Mary RockefellerJanuary 1, 1959–March 16, 1962Nelson RockefellerVacant: March 16, 1962 – May 4, 1963Nelson RockefellerHappy RockefellerMay 4, 1963–December 18, 1973Nelson Rockefeller50Katherine McCloskey WilsonDecember 18, 1973–December 31, 1974Malcolm Wilson51Vacant: January 1, 1975 – April 11, 1981Hugh CareyEvangeline GouletasApril 11, 1981–December 31, 1982Hugh Carey52Matilda CuomoJanuary 1, 1983–December 31, 1994Mario Cuomo53Libby PatakiJanuary 1, 1995–December 31, 2006George Pataki54Silda Wall SpitzerJanuary 1, 2007–March 17, 2008Eliot Spitzer55Michelle Paige PatersonMarch 17, 2008–December 31, 2010David Paterson56Sandra LeeJanuary 1, 2011–September 25, 2019Andrew CuomoVacant: September 25, 2019 – August 23, 2021Andrew Cuomo57William J. Hochul Jr.August 24, 2021–CurrentKathy Hochul

See also Governor of New York List of governors of New York

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