Spouses of the Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom

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Unlike the First Lady in the United States, the spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom does not have a prominent role.

While the American First Lady has a number of responsibilities and usually her own staff, the same is not true of the spouse of the Prime Minister. This is partially a reflection of the much smaller role of the personal lives of politicians in British media and the fact that the British PM is not the head of state (see also British Monarchy).

Some Prime Ministers' spouses have attracted a great deal of attention, however.

The United Kingdom has also had several bachelor Prime Ministers, the last being Edward Heath.


[edit] Spouses of the Prime Ministers

Rank Name Dates Spouse of
1. Catherine Shorter April 4, 1721 – February 11, 1742 Robert Walpole
none February 16, 1742 – July 2, 1743 Earl of Wilmington
2. Lady Catherine Manners August 27, 1743 – March 6, 1754 Henry Pelham
3. Lady Henrietta Godolphin March 16, 1754 – November 16, 1756 Duke of Newcastle
none November 16, 1756 – June 25, 1757 Duke of Devonshire
Lady Henrietta Godolphin July 2, 1757 – May 26, 1762 Duke of Newcastle
4. Mary Stuart, Countess of Bute May 26, 1762 – April 16, 1763 Earl of Bute
5. Elizabeth Wyndham April 16, 1763 – July 13, 1765 George Grenville
6. Mary Bright July 13, 1765 – July 30, 1766 Marquess of Rockingham
7. Hester Grenville July 30, 1766 – October 14, 1768 William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
8. Elizabeth Wrottesley October 14, 1768 – January 28, 1770 Duke of Grafton
9. Anne Speke January 28, 1770 – March 22, 1782 Lord North
Mary Bright March 27, 1782 – July 1, 1782 Marquess of Rockingham
10. Lady Louisa FitzPatrick March 17, 1782 – April 2, 1783 Earl of Shelburne
11. Lady Dorothy Cavendish April 2, 1783 – December 19, 1783 Duke of Portland
none December 19, 1783 – March 14, 1801 William Pitt the Younger
12. Ursula Mary Hammond March 17, 1801 – May 10, 1804 Henry Addington
none May 10, 1804 – January 23, 1806 William Pitt the Younger
13. Anne Pitt February 11, 1806 – March 31, 1807 William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
Lady Dorothy Cavendish March 31, 1807 – October 4, 1809 Duke of Portland
14. Jane Spencer-Wilson October 4, 1809 – May 11, 1812 Spencer Perceval
15. Louisa Theodosia Hervey June 8, 1812 – April 9, 1827 Earl of Liverpool
17. Joan Canning, 1st Viscountess Canning April 10, 1827 – August 8, 1827 George Canning
18. Sarah Hobart August 31, 1827 – January 21, 1828 Viscount Goderich
19. Catherine Pakenham January 22, 1828 – November 16, 1830 Duke of Wellington
20. Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby November 22, 1830 – July 9, 1834 Earl Grey
none July 16, 1834 – November 14, 1834 Viscount Melbourne
Catherine Pakenham November 14, 1834 – December 10, 1834 Duke of Wellington
21. Julia Floyd December 10, 1834 – April 8, 1835 Robert Peel
none April 18, 1835 – August 30, 1841 Viscount Melbourne
Julia Floyd August 30, 1841 – June 29, 1846 Robert Peel
22. Frances Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound June 30, 1846 – February 21, 1852 Earl Russell
none February 23, 1852 – December 17, 1852 Earl of Derby
23. Harriet Hamilton December 19, 1852 – January 30, 1855 Earl of Aberdeen
24. Lady Mary Cowper February 6, 1855 – February 19, 1858 Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
none February 20, 1858 – June 11, 1859 Earl of Derby
Lady Mary Cowper June 12, 1859 – October 16, 1865 Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
Frances Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound October 29, 1865 – June 26, 1866 Earl Russell
none June 28, 1866 – February 25, 1868 Earl of Derby
25. Mary Anne Disraeli, 1st Viscountess Beaconsfield Georgina Alderson February 27, 1868 – April 1, 1868 Benjamin Disraeli
26. Catherine Glynne December 3, 1868 – February 17, 1874 William Gladstone
Mary Anne Disraeli, 1st Viscountess Beaconsfield Georgina Alderson February 20, 1874 – April 21, 1880 Benjamin Disraeli
Catherine Glynne April 23, 1880 – June 9, 1885 William Gladstone
27. Georgina Alderson June 23, 1885 – January 28, 1886 Marquess of Salisbury
Catherine Glynne February 1, 1886 – July 20, 1886 William Gladstone
Georgina Alderson July 25, 1886 – August 11, 1892 Marquess of Salisbury
Catherine Glynne August 15, 1892 – March 2, 1894 William Gladstone
28. Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery March 5, 1894 – June 22, 1895 Erl of Rosebery
Georgina Alderson June 25, 1895 – July 11, 1902 Marquess of Salisbury
none July 11, 1902 – December 5, 1905 Arthur Balfour
29. Charlotte Bruce December 5, 1905 – April 3, 1908 Henry Campbell-Bannerman
30. Margot Asquith April 5, 1908 – December 5, 1916 H. H. Asquith
31. Margaret Owen December 6, 1916 – October 19, 1922 David Lloyd-George
32. Annie Robley October 23, 1922 – May 20, 1923 Andrew Bonar-Law
33. Lucy Ridsdale May 23, 1923 – January 16, 1924 Stanley Baldwin
34. Margaret Gladstone January 22, 1924 – November 4, 1924 Ramsay MacDonald
Lucy Ridsdale November 4, 1924 – June 5, 1929 Stanley Baldwin
Margaret Gladstone June 5, 1929 – August 24, 1931 Ramsay MacDonald
Margaret Gladstone August 24, 1931 – June 7, 1935 Ramsay MacDonald
Lucy Ridsdale June 7, 1935 – May 28, 1937 Stanley Baldwin
35. Anne de Vere Cole May 28, 1937 – May 10, 1940 Neville Chamberlain
36. Clementine Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill May 10, 1940 – July 27, 1945 Winston Churchill
37. Violet Millar July 27, 1945 – October 26, 1951 Clement Atlee
Clementine Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill October 26, 1951 – April 7, 1955 Winston Churchill
38. Clarissa Spencer-Churchill April 7, 1955 – January 9, 1957 Anthony Eden
39. Lady Dorothy Macmillan January 11, 1957 – October 19, 1963 Harold Macmillan
40. Elizabeth Alington October 19, 1963 – October 16, 1964 Alec Douglas-Home
41. Mary Wilson October 16, 1964 – June 19, 1970 Harold Wilson
none June 19, 1970 – March 4, 1974 Edward Heath
Mary Wilson March 4, 1974 – April 5, 1976 Harold Wilson
42. Audrey Callaghan April 5, 1976 – May 4, 1979 James Callaghan
43. Denis Thatcher May 4, 1979 – November 28, 1990 Margaret Thatcher
44. Norma Major November 28, 1990 – May 2, 1997 John Major
45. Cherie Blair May 2, 1997 – present Tony Blair
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