1. Martha Washington 1789-1797

2. Abigail Adams 1797-1801

3. Martha Jefferson Randolph 1802-1803 & 1805-1806 (as White House Hostess)

4. Dolley Madison 1809-1817

5. Elizabeth Monroe 1817-1825

6. Louisa Adams 1825-1829

7. Emily Donelson & Sarah Yorke Jackson 1829-1837 (as White House Hostesses)

8. Angelica Van Buren 1838-1841 (as White House Hostess)

9. Anna & Jane Harrison 1841 (see note)

10. Letitia, Priscilla Cooper, & Julia Tyler 1841-1845 (see note)

11. Sarah Polk 1845-1849

12. Margaret Taylor 1849-1850

13. Abigail Powers Fillmore 1850-1853 

14. Jane Pierce 1853-1857

15. Harriet Lane 1857-1861 (as White House Hostess)