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Acting First Ladies of the United States

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  • Margaret Woodrow Wilson (1886 - 1944)
    Woodrow Wilson (16 April 1886, Gainesville, Georgia – 12 February 1944, Pondicherry, India) was the daughter of President Woodrow Wilson and Ellen Louise Axson. Wilson had two sisters, Jessie W. Wilson...
  • Sarah Angelica Van Buren (1818 - 1877)
    Born Sarah Angelica Singleton. Daughter-in-law of President Martin Van Buren. Honorary First Lady (as Van Buren's wife was deceased) cousin once removed of First Lady Dolley Madison. Lady. Sarah Angeli...
  • Elizabeth Priscilla Tyler (1816 - 1889)
    Elizabeth Priscilla Cooper Tyler (June 14, 1816 – December 29, 1889) was the daughter in law of John Tyler, the tenth President of the United States. She served as official White House hostess and offi...
  • Martha (Jefferson) Randolph, 3rd First Lady of the United States (1772 - 1836)
    "First Lady of the United States" Biography Martha Jefferson "Patsy" Randolph (September 27, 1772 – October 10, 1836) was the eldest daughter of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United St...
  • Mary Scott McKee (1858 - 1930)
    Mary Scott Harrison McKee (née Harrison; was the only daughter of Benjamin Harrison, the twenty-third president of the United States, and his wife Caroline Scott Harrison. After her mother died in 1892...

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There are times when someone other than the President's wife acted in the role of First Lady of the United States, mainly when the President was a bachelor/widower or when his wife declined/was unavailable to serve as hostess.