First ladies and gentlemen of Utah

First Lady of Utah
Seal of Utah
Current
Abby Cox
since January 4, 2021
StyleMrs. Cox
Mrs. First Lady
ResidenceGovernor's Mansion
Inaugural holderTeresa Wells
(as first lady)
Myron Walker
(as first gentleman)
FormationJanuary 6, 1896 (1896-01-06)
WebsiteOfficial website

First lady or first gentleman of Utah is the title attributed to the wife or husband of the governor of Utah. The holder of the title resides with the governor at the Utah Governor's Mansion in the capital, Salt Lake City.[1]

The current first lady of Utah is Abby Cox, husband of Governor Spencer Cox, who has held the position since January 4, 2021.[2] To date, only one person has served as the first gentleman of Utah since statehood: Myron Walker from 2003 to 2005.[3]

List of first ladies and gentlemen of Utah

First Lady/Gentleman Term begins Term ends Governor Notes
Teresa Cummings January 6, 1896 July 9, 1897 Heber Manning Wells Died in office
Emily Katz June 15, 1901 January 2, 1905 Heber Manning Wells
Sarah Elizabeth Taylor January 2, 1905 January 4, 1909 John Christopher Cutler
Mary Wrathall January 4, 1909 January 1, 1917 William Spry
Ida Maas January 1, 1917 January 3, 1921 Simon Bamberger
Afton Rampton January 3, 1921 January 5, 1925 Charles R. Mabey
Lottie Brown January 5, 1925 January 2, 1933 George Dern
Minnie Blood January 2, 1933 January 6, 1941 Henry H. Blood
Florence Maw January 6, 1941 January 3, 1949 Herbert B. Maw
Margaret Lee January 3, 1949 January 7, 1957 J. Bracken Lee
Ora Clyde January 7, 1957 January 4, 1965 George Dewey Clyde
Lucybeth Rampton January 4, 1965 January 3, 1977 Cal Rampton
Norma Matheson January 3, 1977 January 7, 1985 Scott M. Matheson
Colleen Bangerter January 7, 1985 January 4, 1993 Norman H. Bangerter
Jacalyn Leavitt January 4, 1993 November 5, 2003 Mike Leavitt
Myron Walker November 5, 2003 January 3, 2005 Olene Walker The first man to serve as first gentleman of Utah.[3]
Mary Huntsman January 3, 2005 August 11, 2009 Jon Huntsman Jr.
Jeanette Herbert August 11, 2009 January 4, 2021 Gary Herbert
Abby Cox January 4, 2021 Current Spencer Cox

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Historic Governor's Mansion | Governor Spencer J. Cox". governor.utah.gov. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ Roche, Lisa Riley; O'Donoghue, Amy Joi (November 4, 2020). "Spencer Cox says he'll be governor for all of Utah as Peterson concedes race". Deseret News. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Myron Walker, once Utah's first gentleman, dies". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
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