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First Lady of Florida

The first lady of Florida is the informal title and role held by the hostess of the Florida Governor's Mansion and usually the wife of the governor of Florida, during the governor's term in office.

First Lady of Florida
Seal of Florida.svg
Seal of the State of Florida
Casey DeSantis (cropped).png
Incumbent
Casey DeSantis
since January 8, 2019
Style
  • First Lady
  • Mrs. DeSantis
ResidenceFlorida Governor's Mansion
Inaugural holderRachel Donelson Jackson
FormationMarch 10, 1821; 203 years ago (1821-03-10)
Unofficial namesFirst Lady of
the Sunshine State
Websiteflgov.com

Casey DeSantis is the current first lady of Florida, in role since January 2019 as the wife of Governor Ron DeSantis.[1][2]

Origins and Role

The first lady is not elected by the citizens of Florida, there are no official jobs she is officially required to perform and she is not paid for being the first lady, but she is often involved in political campaigns, managements of the Governor's Mansion, and participating in social causes and accompanying the governor at official and ceremonial occasions and events.

Causes and Initiatives

Casey DeSantis launched four major initiatives during her as term as the first lady of the state such as, Hope Florida, Florida Cancer Connect, Resiliency Florida, Hope Healing for Florida and The Facts. Your Future.[3][4][5]

List of first ladies of Florida

  • Casey DeSantis (2019–present)
  • Ann Scott (2011–2019)
  • Carole Crist (2007–2011)
  • Columba Bush (1999–2007)
  • Rhea Chiles (1991–1998)
  • Margie Mixson (1987)
  • Adele Khoury Graham (1979–1987)
  • Donna Lou Harper Askew (1971–1978)
  • Erika Mattfeld Kirk (1967–1970)
  • Mildred Carlyon Burns (1965–1967)
  • Julia Burnett Bryant (1961–1964)
  • 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)
  • May Mann Jennings (1901–1904)
  • Mary C. Davis Bloxham (1897–1900)
  • Mary Eugenia Spencer Mitchell (1893–1896)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Peggy O'Neale Timberlake Eaton (April 24, 1834–March 16, 1836)
  • Nancy Hines Duval (April 17, 1822–April 24, 1834)
  • Rachel Donelson Jackson (March 10, 1821–November 12, 1821)[6]

First Lady Of Florida Media

  • Ann Scottserved 2011–2019

  • Carole Cristserved 2008–2011

  • Columba Bush, Donna Lou Askew, and Rhea Chiles greeting children at the Florida Governor's Mansion

  • Columba Bushserved 1999–2007

  • Rhea Chilesserved 1991–1998

  • Local call number: GV71X29*Title: First Lady of Florida Donna Lou Harper Askew at the Governor's Mansion in Tallahassee*Date: December 1974*Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 10 x 8 in.*Series Title: Reference Collection*Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 3

  • Erika Mattfield Kirk between Claude Kirk and Richard Nixon

  • Photo of Mary Call Darby Collins*Local call number:*GV005161*Personal Author:*Barron, Charles.*Title:*[Florida's first lady Mrs. LeRoy Collins at writing desk : Tallahassee, Florida] [graphic]*Publication info:*1958.*Physical descrip:*1 transparency : col. ; 5 x 4 in.*Series Title:*(Reference collection)*General Note: Collins served as Florida's 33rd Governor from January 4, 1955 to January 3, 1961.

References

  1. ↑ "First Lady Casey DeSantis". Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  2. ↑ "Casey DeSantis". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  3. ↑ "Casey DeSantis". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  4. ↑ "First Lady Casey DeSantis". Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  5. ↑ "Casey DeSantis announces a statewide cancer initiative for patients and survivors". WUSF Public Media. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  6. ↑ "Museum of Florida History - First Ladies of Florida". museumoffloridahistory.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2022-04-02.


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