First Ladies of Nevada

First Lady of Nevada

Incumbent
Kathleen Sandoval

since January 3, 2011
Residence Nevada Governor's Mansion
Term length 4 Years
Inaugural holder Sarah Jane Blasdel
Formation December 5, 1864

The First Lady (or First Gentleman) of the State of Nevada is the honorary position of the spouse of the Governor of Nevada. The First Lady serves as the official host of the Nevada Governor's Mansion. To date there have been no female governors of the State of Nevada, and all First Spouses have been First Ladies. In cases where the governor has been a widower or unmarried, a daughter or mother has filled the role of official host. [1]

List

Territorial First Ladies

Name Took Office Left Office Governor
Position vacant (widower) 1859 1861 Isaac Roop (Territorial Governor)
Elsie Ann Nye 1861 1864 James W. Nye (Territorial Governor)

First Ladies since statehood

Name Took Office Left Office Governor
Sarah Jane Blasdel December 5, 1864 1871 Henry G. Blasdel
Virginia Hode Belknap (daughter) 1871 1879 Lewis R. Bradley
Elizabeth Kinkead 1879 1883 John H. Kinkead
Emma Adams 1883 1887 Jewett W. Adams
Ellen M. Frame Stevenson 1887 1890 Charles C. Stevenson
Mary Bell 1890 1891 Frank Bell
Mary Frances Colcord 1891 1895 Roswell K. Colcord
Elizabeth Jones-Sifford 1895 1896 John E. Jones
Louise Sadler 1896 1903 Reinhold Sadler
Nancy Elnora Sparks 1903 1908 John Sparks
Una Dickerson 1908 1911 Denver S. Dickerson
Ellen G. Oddie (mother) 1911 1915 Tasker L. Oddie
Vida Margaret Boyle 1915 1923 Emmet D. Boyle
Julia Scrugham 1923 1927 James G. Scrugham
Edna Idelle Balzar 1927 1934 Fred B. Balzar
Maianne Griswold 1934 1935 Morley Griswold
Mabelle Jean Kirman 1935 1939 Richard Kirman, Sr.
Irma Marie Carville 1939 1945 Edward P. Carville
Ida Louise Pittman 1945 1951 Vail M. Pittman
Marjorie Ann Russell 1951 1959 Charles H. Russell
Bette Norene Sawyer 1959 1967 Grant Sawyer
Jackalyn Laxalt 1967 1971 Paul Laxalt
Carolyn J. O'Callaghan 1971 1979 Mike O'Callaghan
Kathryn Sue List 1979 1983 Robert List
Bonnie Bryan 1983 1989 Richard Bryan
Sandra Ann Miller 1989 1999 Bob Miller
Dema Lee Guinn 1999 2007 Kenny Guinn
Dawn Gibbons 2007 2010 Jim Gibbons
Kathleen Sandoval 2011 Brian Sandoval

Notes

  1. http://firstlady.nv.gov/
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