In 1842, the First Lady of the United States was Sarah Polk, the wife of President James K. Polk. She served as First Lady from 1845 to 1849, but was already actively involved in social and political life during her husband's presidential campaign and his time in office. Sarah Polk was known for her hospitality and for hosting many events at the White House.
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Lucretia Rudolph Garfield was the First Lady during 1881 and Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur was the first lady from 1881-1885
The term First Lady was first coined in 1860, in reference to Harriet Lane the White House hostess for her bachelor uncle, President James Buchanan. Before that the presidents wives were popularly known as "Lady ......." as in President and Lady (Washington, Maddison etc....).
Lady Bird Johnson, wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson was the First Lady of the United States in 1964.
Lady Clara Vere de Vere was created in 1842.
Lady Gertrude Stock was born in 1842.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson wrote the poem, The Lady of Shallot, in 1842.
Lady Eldrid Van Castlemann died in 1842.
Letitia Tyler (1842), Caroline Harrison (1892) and Ellen Wilson (1914) are the three first ladies who died while their husband was in office.
In the United States, the first wife of President John Tyler, Letitia Christian Tyler bore his first eight children, before dying in 1842. He would have seven more children with his second wife.
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Lady Ada Augusta Countess of Lovelace wrote programs in 1842-43 for Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine. However as the machine was never built she did not get to run them.
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