The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 2, January 14, 2007, Article 23

FIRST LADIES WHO WEREN'T PRESIDENTIAL SPOUSES

The quiz question sparked by the U.S. Mint's First Spouse coin series
led us to a number of interesting side topics.  Doug Andrews takes us
in another direction.  He writes: "U.S. First Ladies are an interesting
study. The query about "Presidential spouses who weren't First Ladies"
can also be turned around to pose another intriguing question - Which
First Ladies, or those who served as First Ladies, weren't Presidential
spouses?

"There are at least two. Chester Arthur's wife, Ellen, died in 1880
before he was elected President. Chester Arthur's sister, Mary McElroy,
served in that capacity on official, state, and social occasions.
Dolley Madison, wife of future President James Madison, served as First
Lady to the widowed Thomas Jefferson. Hence, Dolley Madison served as
First Lady before she became a Presidential spouse."

[Monica Lewinsky?s services to the President weren?t in an official
or state capacity, so she thankfully wouldn?t appear on any such list.
As Doug writes, "close, but no cigar..."]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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