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In the United States, the first spouse is the term used to refer to the spouse of a chief executive—that is, of the spouse of the president of the United States (the first lady of the United States and the first gentleman of the United States) and the spouses of the governors of the 50 U.S. states and U.S. territories (Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the ...
The first lady of the United States is the hostess of the White House.The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, but, on occasion, the title has been applied to women who were not presidents' wives, such as when the president was a bachelor or widower, or when the wife of the president was unable to fulfill the duties of the first lady.
There were two First Ladies during the Wilson Administration. The President's first wife, Ellen, died at the White House on August 6, 1914, due to complications of Bright's disease. The following year, the President married his second wife, Edith.
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (June 2, 1731 O.S. – May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, who was the first president of the United States.Although the title was not coined until after her death, she served as the inaugural first lady of the United States, defining the role of the president's wife and setting many precedents that future first ladies observed.
This was the first documented instance of a First Lady following a public schedule independent of the President. [3] In 1880, Lucy was the first presidential spouse to visit the West Coast while her husband was President. [3] [8] While on their Western tour, Lucy and Rutherford met with Sarah Winnemucca. [2]
At the time, Joe, a widower whose wife and daughter died in 1972, was a 33-year-old US senator, and Jill, a 24-year-old college senior, filed for divorce from her first husband the year prior.
Ellen Louise Axson Wilson (May 15, 1860 – August 6, 1914) [1] was the first lady of the United States from 1913 until her death in 1914, as the first wife of President Woodrow Wilson. Like her husband, she was a Southerner, as well as the daughter of a clergyman. She was born in Savannah, Georgia, but raised in Rome, Georgia.
America's newest first lady, Melania Trump, is perhaps the most unique president's wife to ever hold the position. The Slovenian born former model married President Trump in 2005, and later had ...