First ladies and gentlemen of Guam

Guamanian politician

First Gentleman of Guam

Incumbent
Jeff Cook

since January 7, 2019

Residence| Government House (Agaña Heights)
Term length| 4 Years
Inaugural holder| Lourdes Perez Camacho

First Lady or First Gentleman of Guam is the title attributed to the spouse of the governor of Guam. The current first gentleman is Jeffrey Cook, husband of Governor Lou Leon Guerrero, who has held the position since January 7, 2019.

## List of first ladies and gentlemen of Guam

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### First ladies of American naval governors

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First Lady  | Image  | Term begins  | Term ends  | Governor of Guam  | Notes

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Dorothy Swinburne McNamee  |  | November 2, 1905  | December 28, 1907  | Luke McNamee |
Marie Charlier Potts  |  | October 3, 1907  | December 28, 1907  | Templin Potts |
Dorothy Swinburne McNamee  |  | October 3, 1907  | December 28, 1907  | Luke McNamee |
Syble Halpine Dorn  |  | December 28, 1907  | November 5, 1910  | Edward John Dorn |
Maria Engracia Freyer |  | November 5, 1910  | January 21, 1911  | Frank Freyer |
Adele Trowbridge Salisbury  |  | January 21, 1911  | January 30, 1912  | George Salisbury |
Augusta Cohen Coontz |  | January 30, 1912  | September 23, 1913  | Robert Coontz |
Mary Beardslee Hinds |  | September 23, 1913  | March 28, 1914  | Alfred Walton Hinds |
Margaret Sampson Smith |  | May 30, 1916  | November 18, 1918  | Roy Campbell Smith |
Mary Syme Wettengel  |  | July 7, 1920  | February 27, 1921  | Ivan Wettengel |
Grace Walling Spore  |  | February 27, 1921  | February 7, 1922  | James Sutherland Spore |
\-  |  | December 14, 1922  | August 4, 1923  | Adelbert Althouse |
Katherine Banks Price  |  | August 4, 1923  | August 26, 1924  | Henry Bertram Price |
Marguerite Boynton Brown  |  | August 26, 1924  | August 7, 1926  | Alfred Winsor Brown |
Elizabeth Harrison Shapley |  | April 7, 1926  | June 11, 1929  | Lloyd Stowell Shapley |
Sue Worthington Bradley |  | June 11, 1929  | March 15, 1931  | Willis W. Bradley |
La Mira N. Root  |  | May 15, 1931  | June 21, 1933  | Edmund Root |
Mrs. G. A. Alexander  |  | June 21, 1933  | March 27, 1936  | George A. Alexander |
Margherita Wood McCandlish |  | March 27, 1936  | February 8, 1938  | Benjamin McCandlish |
Pauline H. Alexander  |  | February 8, 1938  | April 20, 1940  | James Thomas Alexander |
Annabel Parlett McMillin |  | April 20, 1940  | December 10, 1941  | George McMillin |

### First ladies of American military governors

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First Lady  | Image  | Term begins  | Term ends  | Governor of Guam  | Notes

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Eunice Renshaw Geiger |  | July 21, 1944  | August 10, 1944  | Roy Geiger |
Elizabeth Ammons Larsen |  | August 15, 1944  | May 30, 1946  | Henry Louis Larsen |
Mary Chenoweth Pownall |  | May 30, 1946  | September 27, 1949  | Charles Alan Pownall |

### First ladies of appointed civilian governors (1949–1971)

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First Lady  | Image  | Term begins  | Term ends  | Governor of Guam  | Notes

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Jeanne Rowe Skinner |  | September 17, 1949  | April 22, 1953  | Carlton Skinner | [1]
Anita M. Elvidge |  | April 23, 1953  | May 19, 1956  | Ford Quint Elvidge | [2][3]
Emma Louise Lowe |  | October 15, 1956  | November 14, 1959  | Richard Barrett Lowe | [4][5]
Angela Perez Flores |  | July 9, 1960  | May 20, 1961  | Joseph Flores | [6]
Vara Martin Daniel |  | May 20, 1961  | January 20, 1963  | William Daniel | [7][8]
Delfina Tuncap Guerrero |  | January 20, 1963  | July 20, 1969  | Manuel Flores Leon Guerrero | [9][10][11]
Lourdes Perez Camacho |  | July 20, 1969  | January 4, 1971  | Carlos Camacho | [12][13][14]

### First ladies and gentlemen of elected governors (1971–present)

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First Lady  | Image  | Term begins  | Term ends  | Governor of Guam  | Notes

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Lourdes Perez Camacho |  | January 4, 1971  | January 6, 1975  | Carlos Camacho |
Madeleine Bordallo |  | January 6, 1975  | January 1, 1979  | Ricardo Bordallo |
Rose Baza Calvo |  | January 1, 1979  | January 3, 1983  | Paul McDonald Calvo | [15]
Madeleine Bordallo |  | January 3, 1983  | January 5, 1987  | Ricardo Bordallo |
Rosanne Santos Ada |  | January 3, 1987  | January 2, 1995  | Joseph F. Ada | [16]
Geri T. Gutierrez |  | January 2, 1995  | January 6, 2003  | Carl Gutierrez | [17][18]
Joann Garcia Camacho |  | January 6, 2003  | January 3, 2011  | Felix Perez Camacho | [19]
Christine M.S. Calvo |  | January 3, 2011  | January 7, 2019  | Eddie Calvo | [20][21]
Jeffrey Cook  |  | January 7, 2019  | Present  | Lou Leon Guerrero |

## References

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1. ^ "Governor Carlton Skinner". guampedia.com. August 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
2. ^ Soapes, Thomas (July 28, 1976). "Interview with Ford Q. and Anita M. Elvidge" (PDF). eisenhowerlibrary.gov. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
3. ^ "Governor Ford Quint Elvidge". guampedia.com. August 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
4. ^ "Governor Richard Barrett Lowe". guampedia.com. 20 August 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
5. ^ "OBITUARIES - EMMA LOUISE LOWE Home Restorer". washingtonpost.com. December 30, 1995. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)()
6. ^ "Governor Joseph Flores". guampedia.com. 29 September 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
7. ^ "Daniel, Vara Faye Martin (1917–1987)". tshaonline.org. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
8. ^ "MEETING WITH THE GOVERNOR AND FIRST LADY OF GUAM, BILL AND VARA DANIEL, 9:30AM". jfklibrary.org. December 5, 1961. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
9. ^ "Governor Manuel FL Guerrero". guampedia.com. August 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
10. ^ "Commissioning - Biography on the Governor of Guam, Manuel F. L. Guerrero". ussguam.org. 1962. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
11. ^ "Guam Gov. Manuel Flores Guerrero". nga.org. 5 January 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
12. ^ G., Camacho (1969). "Governor Carlos G. Camacho Papers". rfk2.edu.gu. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
13. ^ "Governor Carlos Camacho". guampedia.com. 2 October 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
14. ^ "Guam Gov. Carlos G. Camacho". nga.org. 5 January 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
15. ^ "Guam Gov. Paul McDonald Calvo". nga.org. 5 January 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
16. ^ "Former first lady Rosanne Ada dies; Guam leaders pay tribute". PNC News First. March 19, 2021. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.`{{cite news}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)()
17. ^ "Guam Gov. Carl T. C. Gutierrez". nga.org. 5 January 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
18. ^ "Governor Carl TC Gutierrez". guampedia.com. August 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
19. ^ "Guam Gov. Felix P. Camacho". nga.org. 5 January 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
20. ^ "Gov. Eddie Baza Calvo". nga.org. 5 January 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
21. ^ "Christine Sonido Calvo". nga.org. Retrieved October 18, 2021.