The first lady of Florida is the hostess of the
Florida Governor's Mansion
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, usually the spouse of the
governor of Florida
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, concurrent with the governor's term in office.
Casey DeSantis is the current first lady of Florida, assuming the position on January 8, 2019, as the wife of
46th and current Florida governor
Ron DeSantis
Ronald Dion DeSantis (; born September 14, 1978) is an American politician, attorney, and former United States Navy, naval officer serving as the 46th List of governors of Florida, governor of Florida since 2019. A member of the Republican Pa ...
, with whom she has three children.
History
Rhoda Elizabeth Waller Gibbes, the mother of Florida governor
Albert Gilchrist, served as first lady of Florida from 1909 to 1912, and pushed for a monument to the
American Civil War
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Battle of Olustee
The Battle of Olustee or Battle of Ocean Pond, was fought in Baker County, Florida, on February 20, 1864, during the American Civil War. It was the largest battle fought in Florida during the war.
Union General Truman Seymour had landed troo ...
.
In 2019, Casey DeSantis established the First Lady's Medal for Courage, Commitment, and Service.
First ladies of Florida
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Casey DeSantis (2019–present)
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Ann Scott (2011–2019)
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Carole Crist (2008–2011)
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Columba Bush (1999–2007)
* Anne Selph MacKay (1998-1999)
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Rhea Chiles (1991–1998)
*Mary Jane Martinez (1987-1991)
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Margie Mixson (1987)
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Adele Khoury Graham
Adele Khoury Graham (born April 4, 1938) is an American educator and the former First Lady of Florida from 1979 to 1987. She was the wife of the 38th List of governors of Florida, Governor of Florida and former United States Senator Bob Graham.
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(1979–1987)
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Donna Lou Harper Askew (1971–1978)
*Erika Mattfeld Kirk (1967–1970)
*Mildred Carlyon Burns (1965–1967)
*Julia Burnett Bryant (1961–1964)
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Mary Call Darby Collins (1955–1960)
*Thelma Brinson Johns (September 28, 1953 – 1954)
*Olie Brown McCarty (1953–September 28, 1953)
*Barbara Manning Warren (1949–1952)
*Mary Rebecca Harwood Caldwell (1945–1949)
*Mary Agnes Groover Holland (1941–1944)
*Mildred Victoria Thompson Cone (1937–1942)
*Alice May Agee Sholtz (1933–1936)
*Nell Ray Carlton (1929–1932)
*Lottie Wilt Pepper Martin (1925–1928)
*Maude Randell Hardee (1921–1925)
*Alice May Campbell Catts (1917–1920)
*Virginia Darby Trammel (1913–1916)
*Rhoda Elizabeth Waller Gibbes, mother of governor
Albert Gilchrist who was a bachelor (1909–1912)
*Annie Isabell Douglass (1905–1908)
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May Mann Jennings (1901–1904)
*Mary C. Davis Bloxham (1897–1900)
*Mary Eugenia Spencer Mitchell (1893–1896)
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Floride Lydia Pearson Fleming (1889–1892)
*Wathen Herbert Taylor Perry (1885–1888)
*Mary C. Davis Bloxham (1881–1884)
*Ameila Dickens Drew (1877–1881)
*Marcellus Lovejoy Stearns was a bachelor (March 1874 – 1876)
*Catherine Smith Campbell Hart (1873–March 18, 1874)
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Chloe Merrick Reed (1868–1872)
*Philoclea Alson Walker (December 20, 1865 – July 4, 1868)
*Harriett Newell Marvin (July 13, 1865 – December 20, 1865)
*Elizabeth S. Coleman Allison (April 1, 1865 – May 19, 1865)
*Caroline Howze Milton (October 7, 1861 – April 1, 1865)
*Martha Starke Peay Perry (October 5, 1857 – October 7, 1861)
*Mary M. Scott Broome (October 3, 1853 – October 5, 1857)
*Elizabeth Simpson Brown (October 1, 1849 – October 3, 1853)
*William Dunn Moseley was a widower (June 25, 1845 – October 1, 1849)
Territorial period
*Elizabeth Foort Branch (August 11, 1844 – June 25, 1845)
*Mary Letitia Kirkman Call (March 19, 1841 – August 11, 1844)
*Mary Marth Smith Reid (December 2, 1839 – March 19, 1841)
*Mary Letitia Kirkman Call (March 16, 1836 – December 2, 1839)
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Peggy O'Neale Timberlake Eaton (April 24, 1834 – March 16, 1836)
*Nancy Hines Duval (April 17, 1822 – April 24, 1834)
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Rachel Donelson Jackson (March 10, 1821 – November 12, 1821)
Gallery
File:Ann_Scott_(cropped).jpg, Ann Scott
served 2011–2019
File:CaroleCrist.JPG, Carole Crist
served 2008–2011
File:Florida first lady Columba Bush, left, joins former first ladies Donna Lou Askew, center, and Rhea Chiles in greeting children during a Governor's Mansion ceremony.jpg, Columba Bush, Donna Lou Askew, and Rhea Chiles greeting children at the Florida Governor's Mansion
File:Columba_Bush_in_2005.jpg, Columba Bush
served 1999–2007
File:Rhea_Chiles.jpg, Rhea Chiles
served 1991–1998
File:Adele Khoury Graham.jpg, Adele Khoury Graham
Adele Khoury Graham (born April 4, 1938) is an American educator and the former First Lady of Florida from 1979 to 1987. She was the wife of the 38th List of governors of Florida, Governor of Florida and former United States Senator Bob Graham.
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served 1979–1987
File:First Lady of Florida Donna Lou Harper Askew at the Governor's Mansion in Tallahassee (8293301977).jpg, Donna Lou Harper Askew
File:Richard Nixon laughing with Governor Claude Kirk and bride, Erika Mattfield Kirk, during their wedding celebration- Palm Beach, Florida (4563358455).jpg, Erika Mattfield Kirk between Claude Kirk and Richard Nixon
File:Mary Call Darby Collins gv005161.jpg, Mary Call Darby Collins
See also
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List of current United States first spouses
References
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Lists of people from Florida
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people