List of second ladies and gentlemen of the United States

This is a list of people who served as the second spouse of the United States.

List of second ladies and gentlemen change

Second Lady or Gentleman	Vice President	Tenure	Date of birth	Date of death (age)
Adams, Abigail Abigail Adams^[1]	Adams, John John Adams October 25, 1764	April 21, 1789 – March 4, 1797	(1744-11-22)November 22, 1744	(1818-10-28)(1818-10-28)October 28, 1818 (73 years, 340 days)
Gerry, Ann Ann Gerry	Gerry, Elbridge Elbridge Gerry January 12, 1786	March 4, 1813 – November 23, 1814	(1763-08-12)August 12, 1763	(1849-03-17)March 17, 1849(1849-03-17) (aged 85)
Tompkins, Hannah Hannah Tompkins	Tompkins, Daniel D Daniel D Tompkins February 20, 1798	March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1825	(1781-08-28)August 28, 1781	(1829-02-18)February 18, 1829(1829-02-18) (aged 47)
Calhoun, Floride Floride Bonneau Calhoun	Calhoun, John C. John C. Calhoun January 8, 1811	March 4, 1825 – December 28, 1832	(1792-02-15)February 15, 1792	(1866-07-25)July 25, 1866(1866-07-25) (aged 74)
Tyler, Letitia Christian Letitia Tyler	Tyler, John John Tyler March 29, 1813	March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841	(1790-11-12)November 12, 1790	(1842-09-12)September 12, 1842(1842-09-12) (aged 51)
Dallas, Sophia Sophia Dallas	Dallas, George M. George M. Dallas May 23, 1816	March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849	(1798-06-24)June 24, 1798	(1869-01-11)January 11, 1869(1869-01-11) (aged 70)
Fillmore, Abigail Abigail Fillmore	Fillmore, Millard Millard Fillmore February 5, 1826	March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850	(1798-03-13)March 13, 1798	(1853-03-30)March 30, 1853(1853-03-30) (aged 55)
Breckinridge, Mary Cyrene Burch Mary Burch Breckinridge	Breckinridge, John C. John C. Breckinridge December 12, 1843	March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861	(1826-08-16)August 16, 1826	(1907-10-08)October 8, 1907(1907-10-08) (aged 81)
Hamlin, Ellen Ellen Hamlin	Hamlin, Hannibal Hannibal Hamlin September 25, 1856	March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1865	(1835-09-14)September 14, 1835	(1925-02-01)February 1, 1925(1925-02-01) (aged 89)
Johnson, Eliza Eliza McCardle Johnson	Johnson, Andrew Andrew Johnson May 17, 1827	March 4, 1865 – April 15, 1865^[2]	(1810-10-04)October 4, 1810	(1876-01-15)January 15, 1876(1876-01-15) (aged 65)
Colfax, Ellen Maria Ellen Maria Colfax	Colfax, Schuyler Schuyler Colfax November 18, 1868	March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1873	(1836-07-26)July 26, 1836	(1911-03-04)March 4, 1911(1911-03-04) (aged 74)
Hendricks, Eliza Eliza Hendricks	Hendricks, Thomas A. Thomas A. Hendricks September 26, 1845	March 4, 1885 – November 25, 1885	(1823-11-23)November 23, 1823	(1903-01-03)November 3, 1903(1903-11-03) (aged 79)
Morton, Anna Anna Morton	Morton, Levi P. Levi P. Morton February 12, 1873	March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893	(1846-05-18)May 18, 1846	(1918-08-14)August 14, 1918(1918-08-14) (aged 72)
Stevenson, Letitia Letitia Stevenson	Stevenson, Adlai I Adlai Stevenson I December 22, 1866	March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897	(1843-01-08)January 8, 1843	(1913-12-25)December 25, 1913(1913-12-25) (aged 70)
Hobart, Jennie Esther Tuttle Hobart	Hobart, Garret Garret Hobart July 21, 1869	March 4, 1897 – November 21, 1899	(1849-04-30)April 30, 1849	(1941-01-08)January 8, 1941(1941-01-08) (aged 91)
Roosevelt, Edith Edith Roosevelt	Roosevelt, Theodore Theodore Roosevelt December 2, 1886	March 4, 1901 – September 14, 1901^[3]	(1861-08-06)August 6, 1861	(1948-09-30)September 30, 1948(1948-09-30) (aged 87)
Fairbanks, Cornelia Cornelia Cole Fairbanks	Fairbanks, Charles W. Charles W. Fairbanks October 6, 1874	March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1909	(1852-01-14)January 14, 1852	(1913-10-24)October 24, 1913(1913-10-24) (aged 61)
Sherman, Carrie Carrie Babcock Sherman	Sherman, James S. James S. Sherman January 26, 1881	March 4, 1909 – October 30, 1912	(1856-11-16)November 16, 1856	(1931-10-06)October 6, 1931(1931-10-06) (aged 74)
Marshall, Lois Irene Lois Irene Marshall	Marshall, Thomas R. Thomas R. Marshall October 2, 1895	March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921	(1873-05-09)May 9, 1873	(1958-01-06)January 6, 1958(1958-01-06) (aged 84)
Coolidge, Grace Grace Coolidge	Coolidge, Calvin Calvin Coolidge October 4, 1905	March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923^[4]	(1879-01-03)January 3, 1879	(1957-07-08)July 8, 1957(1957-07-08) (aged 78)
Dawes, Caro Caro Dawes	Dawes, Charles G. Charles G. Dawes January 24, 1889	March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1929	(1866-01-06)January 6, 1866	(1957-10-03)October 3, 1957(1957-10-03) (aged 91)
Garner, Mariette Ettie Garner	Garner, John Nance John Nance Garner November 25, 1895	March 4, 1933 – January 20, 1941	(1869-07-17)July 17, 1869	(1948-08-17)August 17, 1948(1948-08-17) (aged 79)
Wallace, Ilo Ilo Wallace	Wallace, Henry A. Henry A. Wallace May 20, 1914	January 20, 1941 – January 20, 1945	(1888-03-10)March 10, 1888	(1981-02-22)February 22, 1981(1981-02-22) (aged 92)
Truman, Bess Bess Truman	Truman, Harry S. Harry S. Truman June 28, 1919	January 20, 1945 – April 12, 1945^[5]	(1885-02-13)February 13, 1885	(1982-10-18)October 18, 1982(1982-10-18) (aged 97)
Barkley, Jane Hadley Jane Hadley Barkley	Barkley, Alben W. Alben W. Barkley November 18, 1949	November 18, 1949 – January 20, 1953	(1911-09-23)September 23, 1911	(1964-09-06)September 6, 1964(1964-09-06) (aged 52)
Nixon, Pat Pat Nixon	Nixon, Richard Richard Nixon June 21, 1940	January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961	(1912-03-16)March 16, 1912	(1993-06-22)June 22, 1993(1993-06-22) (aged 81)
Johnson, Lady Bird Lady Bird Johnson	Johnson, Lyndon B. Lyndon B. Johnson November 17, 1934	January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963^[6]	(1912-12-22)December 22, 1912	(2011-07-11)July 11, 2007(2007-07-11) (aged 94)
Humphrey, Muriel Muriel Humphrey Brown	Humphrey, Hubert Hubert Humphrey September 3, 1936	January 20, 1965 – January 20, 1969	(1912-02-20)February 20, 1912	(1998-09-20)September 20, 1998(1998-09-20) (aged 86)
Agnew, Judy Judy Agnew	Agnew, Spiro Spiro Agnew May 27, 1942	January 20, 1969 – October 10, 1973	(1921-04-23)April 23, 1921	(2012-06-20)June 20, 2012(2012-06-20) (aged 91)
Ford, Betty Betty Ford	Ford, Gerald Gerald Ford October 15, 1948	December 6, 1973 – August 9, 1974^[7]	(1918-04-08)April 8, 1918	(2011-07-08)July 8, 2011(2011-07-08) (aged 93)
Rockefeller, Happy Happy Rockefeller	Rockefeller, Nelson Nelson Rockefeller May 4, 1963	December 19, 1974 – January 20, 1977	(1926-06-09)June 9, 1926	(2015-05-19)May 19, 2015(2015-05-19) (aged 88)
Mondale, Joan Joan Mondale	Mondale, Walter Walter Mondale December 27, 1955	January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981	(1930-08-08)August 8, 1930	(2014-02-03)February 3, 2014(2014-02-03) (aged 83)
Bush, Barbara Barbara Bush	Bush, George H. W. George H. W. Bush January 6, 1945	January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989	(1925-06-08)June 8, 1925	(2018-04-17)April 17, 2018(2018-04-17) (aged 92)
Quayle, Marilyn Marilyn Quayle	Quayle, Dan Dan Quayle November 18, 1972	January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993	(1949-07-29)July 29, 1949	2024-04-27 Living 74 years, 273 days
Gore, Tipper Tipper Gore	Gore, Al Al Gore May 19, 1970	January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001	(1948-08-19)August 19, 1948	2024-04-27 Living 75 years, 252 days
Cheney, Lynne Lynne Cheney	Cheney, Dick Dick Cheney August 29, 1964	January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009	(1941-08-14)August 14, 1941	2024-04-27 Living 82 years, 257 days
Biden, Jill Jill Biden	Biden, Joe Joe Biden June 17, 1977	January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017	(1951-06-03)June 3, 1951	2024-04-27 Living 72 years, 329 days
Pence, KarenKaren Pence	Pence, MikeMike Pence June 8, 1985	January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021	(1957-01-01)January 1, 1957	2024-04-27Living 67 years, 117 days
Emhoff, DouglasDoug Emhoff	Harris, KamalaKamala Harris August 22, 2014	January 20, 2021^[8] – current	(1964-10-13)October 13, 1964	2024-04-27Living 59 years, 197 days

List of living former second spouses change

Marilyn Quayle
served from 1989 to 1993
(1949-07-29) July 29, 1949 (age 74)
74 years, 303 days
Tipper Gore
served from 1993 to 2001
(1948-08-19) August 19, 1948 (age 75)
75 years, 252 days
Lynne Cheney
served from 2001 to 2009
(1941-08-14) August 14, 1941 (age 82)
82 years, 257 days
Jill Biden
served from 2009 to 2017
(1951-06-03) June 3, 1951 (age 72)
72 years, 329 days
Karen Pence
served from 2017 to 2021
(1957-01-01) January 1, 1957 (age 67)
67 years, 117 days

Related pages change

References change

↑ Abigail Adams was the first second lady of the United States
↑ Her term ended as the second lady and became the first lady of the United States upon the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
↑ Her term ended as the second lady and became the first lady of the United States upon the Assassination of William McKinley.
↑ Her term ended as the second lady and she became the first lady of the United States upon the death of Warren G. Harding.
↑ She only served as the second lady for only four months and became the first lady of the United States upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
↑ Her term ended as second lady and became the first lady of the United States upon the Assassination of John F. Kennedy.
↑ She became the second lady of the United States two months after the resignation of Spiro Agnew.
↑ He became the first husband of the vice president after Kamala Harris inaugurated as the 49th vice president on January 20, 2021.

Notes change

[1] Abigail Adams was the first second lady of the United States

[2] Her term ended as the second lady and became the first lady of the United States upon the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

[3] Her term ended as the second lady and became the first lady of the United States upon the Assassination of William McKinley.

[4] Her term ended as the second lady and she became the first lady of the United States upon the death of Warren G. Harding.

[5] She only served as the second lady for only four months and became the first lady of the United States upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

[6] Her term ended as second lady and became the first lady of the United States upon the Assassination of John F. Kennedy.

[7] She became the second lady of the United States two months after the resignation of Spiro Agnew.

[8] He became the first husband of the vice president after Kamala Harris inaugurated as the 49th vice president on January 20, 2021.

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