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What president was not married but still had a first lady in the white house?
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∙ 15y ago
The answer seems to depend on your definition of first lady. Several presidents were not married while they were in office and they still had to host state occasions so they would usually have some woman to serve as hostess,
James Buchanan's niece, Harriet Lane, attracted favorable attention as White House hostess. Dolley Madison helped Martin Van Buren entertain. Thomas Jefferson's daughter Martha " Patsy" Randolph was often hostess for Jefferson .
The wife of Andrew Jackson's wife's nephew, Andrew Donelson, helped Jackson entertain.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoHarriet Lane, James Buchanan 's niece served as his White House hostess since he was a bachelor. I am not sure that she would be called the first lady. I am sure that she did not have the large staff that the current first lady has. "First lady" is not an official position, although the wife of the president is now referred to as the first lady. Besides Buchanan there have been other Presidents whose wives had died or were too ill to be a hostess. For example, Jefferson's daughter , Patsy, lived in the White House and served as the official hostess while she was there.
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∙ 11y agoMartha Jefferson Randolph, daughter of Thomas Jefferson, whose wife died 19 years before he took office.
Emily Donelson, niece of Andrew Jackson, whose wife died shortly after he was elected President.
Sarah Yorke Jackson, daughter-in-law (by adoption) of Andrew Jackson.
Angelica Singleton Van Buren, daughter-in-law of Martin Van Buren, whose wife died 17 years before he took office.
Priscilla Cooper Tyler, daughter-in-law of John Tyler, whose first wife died during the second year of his presidency.
Harriet Lane, niece of James Buchanan, who never married.
Mary Arthur McElroy, sister of Chester A. Arthur, whose wife died the year before he took office.
Rose Cleveland, sister of Grover Cleveland, who was unmarried until the second year of his first presidency.
Mary Harrison McKee, daughter of Benjamin Harrison, whose first wife died during the last year of his presidency.
Margaret Woodrow Wilson, daughter of Woodrow Wilson, whose first wife died during the second year of his presidency.
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∙ 15y agoJAMES BUCHANAN. HIS NEICE WAS CONSIDERED THE FIRST LADY. HER NAME WAS HARRIET LANE
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