Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, 1789-1797

Wife of George Washington

June 2, 1731 - May 22, 1802

Became first lady at age 57

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Emily Donelson, 1829-1831

Niece of Andrew Jackson

June 1, 1807 - December 19, 1836

Became first lady at age 21

Courtesy of White House Historical Association

(White House Collection)

Martha Jefferson Randolph, 1801-1809

Daughter of Thomas Jefferson

September 27, 1772 - October 10, 1836

Became first lady at age 28

Angelica Singleton Van Buren, 1839-1841

Daughter-in-law of Martin Van Buren

February 13, 1818 - December 29, 1877

Became first lady at age 21

Courtesy of White House Historical Association

(White House Collection)

Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, 1817-1825

Wife of James Monroe

June 30, 1768 - September 23, 1830

Became first lady at age 48

Letitia Christian Tyler, 1841-1842

First wife of John Tyler

November 12, 1790 - September 10, 1842

Became first lady at age 50

Sarah Childress Polk, 1845-1849

Wife of James Polk

September 4, 1803 - August 14, 1891

Became first lady at age 41

Courtesy of Library of Congress

Martha Johnson Patterson, 1865-1869

Daughter of Andrew Johnson

October 25, 1828 - July 10, 1901

Became first lady at age 36

Courtesy of  Andrew Johnson National Historic Site,

Greeneville, Tennessee

Abigail Powers Fillmore, 1850-1853

Wife of Millard Fillmore

March 13, 1798 - March 30, 1853

Became first lady at age 52

Courtesy of Library of Congress

Lucy Webb Hayes, 1877-1881

Wife of Rutherford Hayes

August 28, 1831 - June 25, 1889

Became first lady at age 45

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Harriet Lane, 1857-1861

Niece of James Buchanan

May 9, 1830 - July 3, 1903

Became first lady at age 26

Courtesy of Library of Congress

Mary Arthur McElroy, 1881-1885

Sister of Chester Arthur

July 5, 1841 - January 8, 1917

Became first lady at age 40

Courtesy of White House Historical Association

(White House Collection)

Caroline Scott Harrison, 1889-1892

Wife of Benjamin Harrison

October 1, 1832 - October 25, 1892

Became first lady at age 56

Courtesy of Library of Congress

Florence Kling Harding, 1921-1923

Wife of Warren Harding

August 15, 1860 - November 21, 1924

Became first lady at age 60

Courtesy of Library of Congress

Edith Carow Roosevelt, 1901-1909

Second wife of Theodore Roosevelt

August 6, 1861 - September 30, 1948

Became first lady at age 39

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Lou Henry Hoover, 1929-1933

Wife of Herbert Hoover

March 29, 1874 - January 7, 1944

Became first lady at age 54

Courtesy of Library of Congress

Ellen Axson Wilson, 1913-1914

First wife of Woodrow Wilson

May 15, 1860 - August 6, 1914

Became first lady at age 52

Courtesy of Library of Congress

Bess Wallace Truman, 1945-1953

Wife of Harry Truman

February 13, 1885 - October 18, 1982

Became first lady at age 60

Courtesy of Library of Congress

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, 1961-1963

Wife of John Kennedy

July 28, 1929 - May 19, 1994

Became first lady at age 31

Courtesy of Library of Congress

Barbara Pierce Bush, 1989-1993

Wife of George H. W. Bush

June 8, 1925 -

Became first lady at age 63

Courtesy of Library of Congress

Patricia Ryan Nixon, 1969-1974

Wife of Richard Nixon

March 16, 1912 - June 22, 1993

Became first lady at age 56

Courtesy of Library of Congress

Laura Welch Bush, 2001-2009

Wife of George W. Bush

November 4, 1946 -

Became first lady at age 54

Courtesy of Library of Congress

Rosalynn Smith Carter, 1977-1981

Wife of Jimmy Carter

August 18, 1927 -

Became first lady at age 49

Courtesy of Library of Congress