First ladies and gentlemen of Kentucky

The first lady or first gentleman of Kentucky is the unofficial title of the spouse of the governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. In situations where a governor was widowed or unmarried, the duties of the first spouse were undertaken by an official host. The current first lady of Kentucky is Britainy Beshear.

List of first ladies and gentlemen and official hosts of the Commonwealth of Kentucky +First ladies and gentlemen and official hosts of the Commonwealth of KentuckyNameImageBirth - DeathTermGovernorRef(s)Susannah HartFebruary 18, 1764 – June 19, 1833June 4, 1792 – June 1, 1796Isaac ShelbyElizabeth MountjoyMay 26, 1751 – August 28, 1832June 7, 1796 – September 5, 1804James GarrardMary Catherine 'Caty' Pope1765 – October 22, 1807September 5, 1804 – October 22, 1807Christopher GreenupJudith Cary Bell Gist1750 – June 1833September 1, 1808 – August 24, 1812Charles Scott (governor)Susannah HartFebruary 18, 1764 – June 19, 1833August 24, 1812 – September 5, 1816Isaac ShelbyElizabeth Thompson RodesOctober 26, 1770 – September 23, 1843October 14, 1816 – August 29, 1820Gabriel SlaughterCatherine Eleanor PalmerOctober 17, 1768 – September 24, 1854August 29, 1820 – August 24, 1824John AdairMargaret 'Peggy' BledsoeJuly 7, 1773 – May 20, 1849August 24, 1824 – August 26, 1828Joseph DeshaNancy MasonDecember 22, 1788 – June 19, 1852August 26, 1828 – September 4, 1832Thomas Metcalfe (Kentucky politician)Susan Mildred HarrisJanuary 26, 1800 – April 18, 1833September 4, 1832 – April 18, 1833John BreathittElizabeth Breathitt HarwoodMarch 11, 1799 – July 26, 1842April 18, 1833 – February 21, 1834John BreathittSusan Helm Roberts1797 – March 14, 1838February 21, 1834 – August 30, 1836James T. Morehead (Kentucky politician)Judith Campbell Clark BrightJuly 25, 1820 – December 24, 1855August 30, 1836 – August 27, 1839James Clark (Kentucky politician)Margaret CreppsSeptember 7, 1788 – December 18, 1863August 27, 1839 – September 2, 1840Charles A. WickliffeCharlotte Robertsonmid-1790s – October 29, 1879September 2, 1840 – September 4, 1844Robert P. LetcherElizabeth GillAugust 1, 1788 – April 17, 1858September 4, 1844 – September 6, 1848William OwsleyMaria Knox Innes ToddOctober 4, 1796 – September 8, 1851September 6, 1848 – July 31, 1850John J. CrittendenLucinda Barbour HardinFebruary 2, 1809 – December 25, 1885July 31, 1850 – September 2, 1851John L. HelmMary Ann Drake MetcalfeAugust 31, 1831 – May 6, 1900September 2, 1851 – September 4, 1855Lazarus PowellMargaret LeavyBetween 1804 and 1810 – December 17, 1871September 4, 1855 – August 30, 1859Charles S. MoreheadAnna Nelson ShelbyAugust 5, 1818 – May 7, 1880August 30, 1859 – August 18, 1862Beriah MagoffinEmily Jane Robinson Burbridge Downey BusbeyJuly 14, 1827 – November 17, 1879August 16, 1862 – September 1, 1863James Fisher RobinsonSarah Lean TravisOctober 4, 1819 – March 4, 1872September 1, 1863 – September 3, 1867Thomas E. BramletteLucinda Barbour HardinFebruary 2, 1809 – December 25, 1885September 3, 1867 – September 8, 1867John L. HelmSibella WinstonJanuary 1823 – September 12, 1904September 8, 1867 – February 3, 1871John W. StevensonMary Maupin KuykendallApril 22, 1833 – September 3, 1900February 13, 1871 – August 31, 1875Preston LeslieSarah Catherine "Kate" HughesApril 15, 1844 – October 22, 1908August 31, 1875 – September 2, 1879James B. McCrearyJulia Marie ChurchillSeptember 30, 1833 – December 26, 1922September 2, 1879 – September 5, 1883Luke P. BlackburnSarah Rosannah McElroyApril 27, 1834 – July 16, 1915September 5, 1883 – August 30, 1887J. Proctor KnottDelia Hayes ClaiborneJuly 27, 1857 – March 3, 1932August 30, 1887 – September 2, 1891Simon Bolivar BucknerRebecca Hart DixonMay 28, 1839 – March 15, 1922September 2, 1891 – December 10, 1895John Y. BrownMargaret Robertson DuncanJanuary 1, 1846 – September 8, 1923December 10, 1895 – December 12, 1899William O'Connell BradleySarah "Sallie" Belle TannerJuly 12, 1862 – July 9, 1901December 12, 1899 – January 13, 1900William S. Taylor (Kentucky politician)Julia Tevis Wickliffe BeckhamJuly 14, 1835 – August 1, 1913February 3, 1900 – November 20, 1900J. C. W. BeckhamJean Raphael FuquaAugust 19, 1879 – October 4, 1962November 21, 1900 – December 10, 1907J. C. W. BeckhamMary Elizabeth EkinAugust 15, 1847 – July 29, 1934December 10, 1907 – December 12, 1911Augustus E. WillsonHarriet Newberry McCreary Gay HarbisonJune 23, 1895 – March 22, 1971December 12, 1911 – December 7, 1915James B. McCrearySusan "Sue" F. SoaperOctober 3, 1874 – December 21, 1970December 7, 1915 – May 19, 1919Augustus Owsley StanleyMary Janette "Nettie" PitzerDecember 10, 1859 – November 19, 1942May 19, 1919 – December 9, 1919James D. BlackKatherine "Kate" Hail WaddleNovember 25, 1878 – September 8, 1957December 9, 1919 – December 11, 1923Edwin P. MorrowDora Belle McDavidMarch 15, 1875 – April 1, 1970December 11, 1923 – December 13, 1927William J. FieldsSusan "Susie" Rachel SteeleNovember 18, 1875 – February 6, 1952December 13, 1927 – December 8, 1931Flem D. SampsonMary Bryant NisbetFebruary 13, 1874 – June 5, 1972December 8, 1931 – December 10, 1935Ruby LaffoonMildred Lucille WatkinsNovember 23, 1899 – January 23, 1995December 10, 1935 – October 9, 1939Happy ChandlerEunice Lee NicholsSeptember 19, 1895 – May 14, 1982October 9, 1939 – December 7, 1943Keen JohnsonIda Lee MillsDecember 25, 1897 – November 11, 1978December 7, 1943 – December 9, 1947Simeon WillisSara McGoodwin BlueNovember 23, 1894 – February 23, 1976December 9, 1947 – November 27, 1950Earle ClementsHelen DwyerDecember 27, 1907 – January 12, 2005November 27, 1950 – December 13, 1955Lawrence WetherbyMildred Lucille WatkinsNovember 23, 1899 – January 23, 1995December 13, 1955 – December 8, 1959Happy ChandlerMabel HallApril 8, 1915 – December 22, 1972December 8, 1959 – December 10, 1963Bert CombsFrances HollemanSeptember 12, 1926 – July 11, 1985December 10, 1963 – December 12, 1967Ned BreathittBeula Cornelius AspeyFebruary 19, 1914 – June 30, 1995December 12, 1967 – December 26, 1971Louie NunnRuby Jean NeelMarch 1, 1924 – October 12, 2025December 7, 1971 – December 28, 1974Wendell FordCharlann HartingSeptember 17, 1932 – September 10, 2014December 28, 1974 – December 11, 1979Julian CarrollPhyllis GeorgeJune 25, 1949 – May 14, 2020December 11, 1979 – December 13, 1983John Y. Brown Jr.William Louis CollinsJanuary 8, 1938 – livingDecember 13, 1983 – December 8, 1987Martha Layne CollinsMartha Carol StaffordAugust 28, 1941 – May 7, 2014December 8, 1987 – December 10, 1991Wallace WilkinsonElizabeth "Libby" Alexander LloydOctober 2, 1943 – livingDecember 10, 1991 – December 12, 1995Brereton C. JonesJudi Jane ConwayNovember 23, 1940 – livingDecember 12, 1995 – December 9, 2003Paul E. PattonGlenna Aubin FosterMay 11, 1952 – livingDecember 9, 2003 – December 11, 2007Ernie FletcherMary Jane KlingnerDecember 13, 1946 – livingDecember 11, 2007 – December 8, 2015Steve BeshearGlenna Young1965 – livingDecember 8, 2015 – December 10, 2019Matt BevinBritainy ColmanJuly 11, 1979 – livingDecember 10, 2019 – presentAndy Beshear

References

Further reading Kentucky Governors : 1792–2000. By Robert A. Powell. Tampa, FL : Silverhawke Publications, 2000. Kentucky's Governors. Edited by Lowell H. Harrison. Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky, 2004. The People's House : Governor's Mansions of Kentucky. By Thomas D. Clark. Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky, 2002.

External links Official Kentucky Governor website