First ladies and gentlemen of New York

First Gentleman of New York
Incumbent Bill Hochul since August 24, 2021
Style	First Lady First Gentleman
Residence	New York Executive Mansion
Inaugural holder	Cornelia Clinton
Formation	1777
Website	www.governor.ny.gov/explore-governors-mansion

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

See also: Category:First ladies and gentlemen of New York (state)

The following is an incomplete list of first ladies and gentlemen of New York.

Gov. No.	Image	Name	Tenure	Governor
1	File:No image.svg	Cornelia Clinton (1744–1800)	July 30, 1777 – June 30, 1795	George Clinton m. 1770
2	File:Sarah Livingston Jay EMWEA (cropped).jpg	Sarah Livingston Jay (1756–1802)	July 1, 1795 – June 30, 1801	John Jay m. 1774
1	Vacant: July 1, 1801 – June 30, 1804			George Clinton Widower
3	File:No image.svg	Gertrude Lewis (1757–1833)	July 1, 1804 – June 30, 1807	Morgan Lewis m. 1779
4	File:Mrs. Daniel D. Tompkins (Hannah Minthorne, 1781–1829) 1951 70.jpeg	Hannah Tompkins (1781–1829)	July 1, 1807 – February 24, 1817	Daniel D. Tompkins m. 1798
5	Vacant: February 24, 1817 – June 30, 1817			John Tayler Widower
6	File:No image.svg	Maria Clinton (1775–1818)	July 1, 1817 – July 30, 1818	DeWitt Clinton m. 1796
	Vacant: July 30 – April 21, 1819			DeWitt Clinton Widower
	File:No image.svg	Catharine Clinton (1783–1855)	April 21, 1819 – December 31, 1822	DeWitt Clinton m. 1819
7	Vacant: January 1, 1823 – December 31, 1824			Joseph C. Yates
6	File:No image.svg	Catharine Clinton (1783–1855)	January 1, 1825 – February 11, 1828	DeWitt Clinton m. 1819
8	Vacant: February 11 – December 31, 1828			Nathaniel Pitcher Widower
9	Vacant: January 1 – March 12, 1829			Martin Van Buren Widower
10	File:No image.svg	Evelina Throop (1794–1834)	March 12, 1829 – December 31, 1832	Enos T. Throop m. 1814
11	File:No image.svg	Cornelia Marcy (1803–1889)	January 1, 1833 – December 31, 1838	William L. Marcy m. 1824
12	File:Henry Inman - Frances Adeline Miller Seward.jpg	Frances Adeline Seward (1805–1865)	January 1, 1839 – December 31, 1842	William H. Seward m. 1824
13	File:No image.svg	Catherine Bouck (1787–1861)	January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844	William C. Bouck m. 1807
14	File:No image.svg	Clarissa Moody Wright (1804–1870)	January 1, 1845 – December 31, 1846	Silas Wright m. 1833
15	File:No image.svg	Ellen Young (1812–1872)	January 1, 1847 – December 31, 1848	John Young m. 1833
16	File:No image.svg	Julia Fish (1816–1887)	January 1, 1849 – December 31, 1850	Hamilton Fish m. 1836
17	File:No image.svg	Mary Walbridge Hunt (1815–1905)	January 1, 1851 – December 31, 1852	Washington Hunt m. 1834
18	File:No image.svg	Mary Bleecker Seymour (1812–1886)	January 1, 1853 – December 31, 1854	Horatio Seymour m. 1835
19	File:No image.svg	Zilpha Clark (1806–1877)	January 1, 1855 – December 31, 1856	Myron H. Clark m. 1830
20	File:No image.svg	Mary King (1790–1873)	January 1, 1857 – December 31, 1858	John A. King m. 1810
21	File:No image.svg	Elizabeth Matilda Morgan (1810–1885)	January 1, 1859 – December 31, 1862	Edwin D. Morgan m. 1833
18	File:No image.svg	Mary Bleecker Seymour (1812–1886)	January 1, 1863 – January 1, 1865	Horatio Seymour m. 1835
22	File:No image.svg	Elizabeth Fenton (1824–1901)	January 2, 1865 – December 31, 1868	Reuben Fenton m. 1844
23	File:No image.svg	Ella Hoffman (1833–1892)	January 1, 1869 – December 31, 1872	John T. Hoffman m. 1854
24	File:No image.svg	Catherine Dix (1802–1884)	January 1, 1873 – December 31, 1874	John Adams Dix m. 1826
25	Vacant: January 1, 1875 – December 31, 1876			Samuel J. Tilden Unmarried
26	Vacant: January 1, 1877 – December 31, 1879			Lucius Robinson Widower
27	File:No image.svg	Ellen Augusta Cornell (1834–1893)	January 1, 1880 – December 31, 1882	Alonzo B. Cornell m. 1852
28	Vacant: January 1, 1883 – January 6, 1885			Grover Cleveland Unmarried
29	Vacant: January 6, 1885 – December 31, 1891			David B. Hill Unmarried
30	File:No image.svg	Sarah M. Flower (1836–1910)	January 1, 1892 – December 31, 1894	Roswell P. Flower m. 1859
31	File:Anna Morton.jpg	Anna Morton (1846–1918)	January 1, 1895 – December 31, 1896	Levi P. Morton m. 1873
32	File:No image.svg	Lois B. Black (1858–1931)	January 1, 1897 – December 31, 1898	Frank S. Black m. 1879
33	File:Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt 1900-1910.jpg	Edith Roosevelt (1861–1948)	January 1, 1899 – December 31, 1900	Theodore Roosevelt m. 1886
34	File:No image.svg	Linda Odell (1858–1940)	January 1, 1901 – December 31, 1904	Benjamin Odell m. 1891
35	File:No image.svg	Kate Higgins (1855–1929)	January 1, 1905 – December 31, 1906	Frank W. Higgins m. 1877
36	File:Mrs. Charles E. Hughes LCCN2014702124 (cropped).jpg	Antoinette Carter Hughes (1864–1945)	January 1, 1907 – October 6, 1910	Charles Evans Hughes m. 1888
37	File:No image.svg	Jane White (1863–1937)	October 6, 1910 – December 31, 1910	Horace White m. 1903
38	File:No image.svg	Gertrude Alden Dix (1860–1923)	January 1, 1911 – December 31, 1912	John Alden Dix m. 1889
39	File:No image.svg	Clara Sulzer (1868–1948)	January 1, 1913 – October 17, 1913	William Sulzer m. 1908
40	File:No image.svg	Mary Glynn (1878–1948)	October 17, 1913 – December 31, 1914	Martin H. Glynn m. 1901
41	File:Mrs. C.S. Whitman LCCN2014698070.jpg	Olive Whitman (1880–1928)	January 1, 1915 – December 31, 1918	Charles Seymour Whitman m. 1908
42	File:No image.svg	Catherine Smith (1875–1944)	January 1, 1919 – December 31, 1920	Al Smith m. 1900
43	File:No image.svg	Elizabeth Miller (1870–1959)	January 1, 1921 – December 31, 1922	Nathan L. Miller m. 1896
42	File:No image.svg	Catherine Smith (1875–1944)	January 1, 1923 – December 31, 1928	Al Smith m. 1900
44	File:Eleanor Roosevelt portrait 1933.jpg	Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962)	January 1, 1929 – December 31, 1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt m. 1905
45	File:No image.svg	Edith Lehman (1899–1976)	January 1, 1933 – December 2, 1942	Herbert H. Lehman m. 1910
46	File:No image.svg	Jean Poletti (1904–1974)	December 2, 1942 – December 31, 1942	Charles Poletti m. 1934
47	File:No image.svg	Frances Dewey (1903–1970)	January 1, 1943 – December 31, 1954	Thomas E. Dewey m. 1928
48	File:Marie Norton Harriman, 1956.jpg	Marie Norton Harriman (1903–1970)	January 1, 1955 – December 31, 1958	W. Averell Harriman m. 1930
49	File:Mary Rockefeller (5279330371).jpg	Mary Rockefeller (1907–1999)	January 1, 1959 – March 16, 1962	Nelson Rockefeller m. 1930; div. 1962
	Vacant: March 16, 1962 – May 4, 1963			Nelson Rockefeller Unmarried
	File:Happy Rockefeller in 1973 (Upscaled).jpg	Happy Rockefeller (1926–2015)	May 4, 1963 – December 18, 1973	Nelson Rockefeller m. 1963
50	File:No image.svg	Katherine McCloskey Wilson (1914–1980)	December 18, 1973 – December 31, 1974	Malcolm Wilson m. 1941
51	Vacant: January 1, 1975 – April 11, 1981			Hugh Carey Widower
	File:No image.svg	Evangeline Gouletas (b. 1936)	April 11, 1981 – December 31, 1982	Hugh Carey m. 1981; div. 1989
52	File:No image.svg	Matilda Cuomo (b. 1931)	January 1, 1983 – December 31, 1994	Mario Cuomo m. 1954
53	File:Libby pataki waverly inn november 15 2007 new york photo by christopher peterson.jpg	Libby Pataki (b. 1950)	January 1, 1995 – December 31, 2006	George Pataki m. 1973
54	File:Silda Wall Spitzer Rochester, NY 2006.gif	Silda Wall Spitzer (b. 1957)	January 1, 2007 – March 17, 2008	Eliot Spitzer m. 1987; div. 2013
55	File:NY State First Lady Michelle Paige Patterson.jpg	Michelle Paige Paterson (b. 1961)	March 17, 2008 – December 31, 2010	David Paterson m. 1993; div. 2014
56	File:Sandra Lee 2012 Shankbone.JPG	Sandra Lee (b. 1966)	January 1, 2011 – September 25, 2019	Andrew Cuomo Domestic partner
	Vacant: September 25, 2019 – August 23, 2021			Andrew Cuomo Unmarried
57	Error creating thumbnail:	William J. Hochul Jr. (b. 1959)	August 24, 2021 – Current	Kathy Hochul m. 1984

See also

• Governor of New York
• List of governors of New York