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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.

ResidenceKentucky Governor's Mansion
Inaugural holderSusannah Hart
(as first lady)
Bill Collins
(as first gentleman)
FormationJune 4, 1792 (1792-06-04)
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First Lady of Kentucky
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since December 10, 2019
ResidenceKentucky Governor's Mansion
Inaugural holderSusannah Hart
(as first lady)
Bill Collins
(as first gentleman)
FormationJune 4, 1792 (1792-06-04)
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List of first ladies and gentlemen and official hosts of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

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First ladies and gentlemen and official hosts of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Name Image Birth - Death Term Governor Ref(s)
Susannah Hart February 18, 1764 – June 19, 1833 June 4, 1792 – June 1, 1796 Isaac Shelby [1]
Elizabeth Mountjoy Elizabeth-Mountjoy-Garrard May 26, 1751 – August 28, 1832 June 7, 1796 – September 5, 1804 James Garrard [2]
Mary Catherine 'Caty' Pope 1765 – October 22, 1807 September 5, 1804 – October 22, 1807 Christopher Greenup [3]
Judith Cary Bell Gist 1750 – June 1833 September 1, 1808 – August 24, 1812 Charles Scott (governor) [4][5]
Susannah Hart February 18, 1764 – June 19, 1833 August 24, 1812 – September 5, 1816 Isaac Shelby [1]
Elizabeth Thompson Rodes October 26, 1770 – September 23, 1843 October 14, 1816 – August 29, 1820 Gabriel Slaughter [6][7]
Catherine Eleanor Palmer October 17, 1768 – September 24, 1854 August 29, 1820 – August 24, 1824 John Adair [8][9]
Margaret 'Peggy' Bledsoe July 7, 1773 – May 20, 1849 August 24, 1824 – August 26, 1828 Joseph Desha [10][11]
Nancy Mason December 22, 1788 – June 19, 1852 August 26, 1828 – September 4, 1832 Thomas Metcalfe (Kentucky politician) [12][13]
Susan Mildred Harris January 26, 1800 – April 18, 1833 September 4, 1832 – April 18, 1833 John Breathitt [14][15]
Elizabeth Breathitt Harwood March 11, 1799 – July 26, 1842 April 18, 1833 – February 21, 1834 John Breathitt [16]
Susan Helm Roberts 1797 – March 14, 1838 February 21, 1834 – August 30, 1836 James T. Morehead (Kentucky politician) [17][18]
Judith Campbell Clark Bright July 25, 1820 – December 24, 1855 August 30, 1836 – August 27, 1839 James Clark (Kentucky politician) [19][20]
Margaret Crepps September 7, 1788 – December 18, 1863 August 27, 1839 – September 2, 1840 Charles A. Wickliffe [21][22]
Charlotte Robertson mid-1790s – October 29, 1879 September 2, 1840 – September 4, 1844 Robert P. Letcher [23][24]
Elizabeth Gill August 1, 1788 – April 17, 1858 September 4, 1844 – September 6, 1848 William Owsley [25][26]
Maria Knox Innes Todd October 4, 1796 – September 8, 1851 September 6, 1848 – July 31, 1850 John J. Crittenden [27][28]
Lucinda Barbour Hardin February 2, 1809 – December 25, 1885 July 31, 1850 – September 2, 1851 John L. Helm [29][30]
Mary Ann Drake Metcalfe August 31, 1831 – May 6, 1900 September 2, 1851 – September 4, 1855 Lazarus Powell [31][32]
Margaret Leavy Between 1804 and 1810 – December 17, 1871 September 4, 1855 – August 30, 1859 Charles S. Morehead [33][34]
Anna Nelson Shelby August 5, 1818 – May 7, 1880 August 30, 1859 – August 18, 1862 Beriah Magoffin [35][36]
Emily Jane Robinson Burbridge Downey Busbey July 14, 1827 – November 17, 1879 August 16, 1862 – September 1, 1863 James Fisher Robinson [37][38]
Sarah Lean Travis October 4, 1819 – March 4, 1872 September 1, 1863 – September 3, 1867 Thomas E. Bramlette [39][40]
Lucinda Barbour Hardin February 2, 1809 – December 25, 1885 September 3, 1867 – September 8, 1867 John L. Helm [29][30]
Sibella Winston January 1823 – September 12, 1904 September 8, 1867 – February 3, 1871 John W. Stevenson [41][42]
Mary Maupin Kuykendall April 22, 1833 – September 3, 1900 February 13, 1871 – August 31, 1875 Preston Leslie [43][44]
Sarah Catherine "Kate" Hughes Sarah Catherine Hughes April 15, 1844 – October 22, 1908 August 31, 1875 – September 2, 1879 James B. McCreary [45][46]
Julia Marie Churchill September 30, 1833 – December 26, 1922 September 2, 1879 – September 5, 1883 Luke P. Blackburn [47][48]
Sarah Rosannah McElroy April 27, 1834 – July 16, 1915 September 5, 1883 – August 30, 1887 J. Proctor Knott [49][50]
Delia Hayes Claiborne July 27, 1857 – March 3, 1932 August 30, 1887 – September 2, 1891 Simon Bolivar Buckner [51][52]
Rebecca Hart Dixon May 28, 1839 – March 15, 1922 September 2, 1891 – December 10, 1895 John Y. Brown [53][54]
Margaret Robertson Duncan January 1, 1846 – September 8, 1923 December 10, 1895 – December 12, 1899 William O'Connell Bradley [55][56]
Sarah "Sallie" Belle Tanner July 12, 1862 – July 9, 1901 December 12, 1899 – January 13, 1900 William S. Taylor (Kentucky politician) [57][58]
Julia Tevis Wickliffe Beckham July 14, 1835 – August 1, 1913 February 3, 1900 – November 20, 1900 J. C. W. Beckham [59]
Jean Raphael Fuqua August 19, 1879 – October 4, 1962 November 21, 1900 – December 10, 1907 J. C. W. Beckham [60][61]
Mary Elizabeth Ekin August 15, 1847 – July 29, 1934 December 10, 1907 – December 12, 1911 Augustus E. Willson [62][63]
Harriet Newberry McCreary Gay Harbison June 23, 1895 – March 22, 1971 December 12, 1911 – December 7, 1915 James B. McCreary [64][65]
Susan "Sue" F. Soaper October 3, 1874 – December 21, 1970 December 7, 1915 – May 19, 1919 Augustus Owsley Stanley [66][67]
Mary Janette "Nettie" Pitzer December 10, 1859 – November 19, 1942 May 19, 1919 – December 9, 1919 James D. Black [68]
Katherine "Kate" Hail Waddle November 25, 1878 – September 8, 1957 December 9, 1919 – December 11, 1923 Edwin P. Morrow [69][70]
Dora Belle McDavid March 15, 1875 – April 1, 1970 December 11, 1923 – December 13, 1927 William J. Fields [71][72]
Susan "Susie" Rachel Steele November 18, 1875 – February 6, 1952 December 13, 1927 – December 8, 1931 Flem D. Sampson [73][74]
Mary Bryant Nisbet February 13, 1874 – June 5, 1972 December 8, 1931 – December 10, 1935 Ruby Laffoon [75][76]
Mildred Lucille Watkins November 23, 1899 – January 23, 1995 December 10, 1935 – October 9, 1939 Happy Chandler [77][78]
Eunice Lee Nichols September 19, 1895 – May 14, 1982 October 9, 1939 – December 7, 1943 Keen Johnson [79][80]
Ida Lee Mills December 25, 1897 – November 11, 1978 December 7, 1943 – December 9, 1947 Simeon Willis [81][82]
Sara McGoodwin Blue November 23, 1894 – February 23, 1976 December 9, 1947 – November 27, 1950 Earle Clements [83][84]
Helen Dwyer December 27, 1907 – January 12, 2005 November 27, 1950 – December 13, 1955 Lawrence Wetherby [85]
Mildred Lucille Watkins November 23, 1899 – January 23, 1995 December 13, 1955 – December 8, 1959 Happy Chandler [77][78]
Mabel Hall April 8, 1915 – December 22, 1972 December 8, 1959 – December 10, 1963 Bert Combs [86]
Frances Holleman September 12, 1926 – July 11, 1985 December 10, 1963 – December 12, 1967 Ned Breathitt [87]
Beula Cornelius Aspey February 19, 1914 – June 30, 1995 December 12, 1967 – December 26, 1971 Louie Nunn [88]
Ruby Jean Neel March 1, 1924 – October 12, 2025 December 7, 1971 – December 28, 1974 Wendell Ford [89]
Charlann Harting September 17, 1932 – September 10, 2014 December 28, 1974 – December 11, 1979 Julian Carroll [90]
Phyllis George Phyllis George June 25, 1949 – May 14, 2020 December 11, 1979 – December 13, 1983 John Y. Brown Jr. [91]
William Louis Collins January 8, 1938 – living December 13, 1983 – December 8, 1987 Martha Layne Collins [92]
Martha Carol Stafford August 28, 1941 – May 7, 2014 December 8, 1987 – December 10, 1991 Wallace Wilkinson [93]
Elizabeth "Libby" Alexander Lloyd October 2, 1943 – living December 10, 1991 – December 12, 1995 Brereton C. Jones [94][95]
Judi Jane Conway Judi Conway Patton by Alison Davis Lyne (2003) November 23, 1940 – living December 12, 1995 – December 9, 2003 Paul E. Patton [96]
Glenna Aubin Foster May 11, 1952 – living December 9, 2003 – December 11, 2007 Ernie Fletcher [96]
Mary Jane Klingner Jane Beshear December 13, 1946 – living December 11, 2007 – December 8, 2015 Steve Beshear [97]
Glenna Young 1965 – living December 8, 2015 – December 10, 2019 Matt Bevin
Britainy Colman Britainy Beshear July 11, 1979 – living December 10, 2019 – present Andy Beshear [98]
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