First Ladies and Gentlemen of Texas
Name Birth-Death Term Governor
Frances Cox Henderson ( 1820-1897 ) February 19 , 1846 - December 21 , 1847 James Pinckney Henderson
Martha Evans Gindratt Wood ( d. 1861 ) December 21 , 1847 - December 21 , 1849 George T. Wood
- - December 21 , 1849 - November 23 , 1853 Peter Hansborough Bell
Laura A. Hooker Henderson ( d.1856 ) November 23 , 1853 - December 21 , 1853 James W. Henderson
Lucadia Christiana Niles Pease ( 1813-1905 ) December 21 , 1853 - December 21 , 1857 Elisha M. Pease
- - December 21 , 1857 - December 21 , 1859 Hardin Richard Runnels
Margaret Lea Houston ( 1819-1867 ) December 21 , 1859 - March 18 , 1861 Sam Houston
Martha Melissa Evans Clark March 18 , 1861 - November 7 , 1861 Edward Clark
Adele Baron Lubbock ( 1819-1882 ) November 7 , 1861 - November 5 , 1863 Francis R. Lubbock
Sue Ellen Taylor Murrah ( b . 1835 ) November 5 , 1863 - June 17 , 1865 Pendleton Murrah
- - June 11 , 1865 - June 16 , 1865 Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale
Mary Jane Bowen Hamilton ( 1828-1916 ) June 17 , 1865 - August 9 , 1866 Andrew J. Hamilton
Ann Rattan Throckmorton ( 1828-1895 ) August 9 , 1866 - August 8 , 1867 James W. Throckmorton
Lucadia Christiana Niles Pease ( 1813-1905 ) June 8 , 1867 - September 30 , 1869 Elisha M. Pease
Anne Elizabeth Britton Davis ( b . 1838 ) January 8 , 1870 - January 15 , 1874 Edmund J. Davis
Mary Evans Horne Coke ( 1837-1900 ) January 15 , 1874 - December 21 , 1876 Richard Coke
Janie Roberts Hubbard ( 1848-1887 ) December 21 , 1876 - January 21 , 1879 Richard B. Hubbard
Frances Wickliffe Edwards Roberts ( 1819-1883 ) January 21 , 1879 - January 16 , 1883 Oran Milo Roberts
Anna Maria Penn Ireland ( 1833-1911 ) January 16 , 1883 - January 20 , 1887 John Ireland
Elizabeth Dorothy Tinsley Ross ( 1846-1905 ) January 18 , 1887 - January 20 , 1891 Lawrence Sullivan Ross
State of Texas
The first ladies and gentlemen of Texas, both under the Republic of Texas and the State of Texas, have been a wide spectrum of personalities and abilities. The position of first spouse has been defined by individual achievements and perspectives of official spouses for over 75 years. Some enjoyed their positions and seized the opportunity to help shape the state's history. Others were there reluctantly. Margaret Lea Houston can arguably be called the original first lady of Texas. Hannah Estey Burnet's husband David G. Burnet was ad interim Republic president before Sam Houston became the official first president. During Houston's first term, he was unmarried. Mirabeau B. Lamar followed Houston and was a widower. Margaret campaigned with her new husband when Houston ran for a second term as president, and rode in the presidential parade, in spite of her dislike of politics. There was no government housing for the family of the president of the Republic. The Houstons divided their time among properties they owned. No role model existed for Margaret.