Patricia Donoho Hughes (August 18, 1930 – January 20, 2010) was a First Lady

First Lady

First Lady or First Gentlemanis the unofficial title used in some countries for the spouse of an elected head of state.It is not normally used to refer to the spouse or partner of a prime minister; the husband or wife of the British Prime Minister is usually informally referred to as prime...

 of Maryland

Maryland

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, married to former Maryland Governor

Governor of Maryland

The Governor of Maryland heads the executive branch of the government of Maryland, and he is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The Governor is the highest-ranking official in the state, and he has a broad range of appointive powers in both the State and local governments,...

 Harry Hughes

Harry Hughes

Harry Roe Hughes , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 57th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1979 to 1987.-Early life and family:...

. She was educated at Sorbonne

Sorbonne

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 (1949) and Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr College is a women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, ten miles west of Philadelphia. The name "Bryn Mawr" means "big hill" in Welsh....

 (1951) before getting married on June 30, 1951. She later continued her education at the University of Delaware

University of Delaware

The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...

 (1966). Mrs. Hughes was a teacher and educator by profession.

While serving as first lady in the 1980s, she worked to restore Government House

Government House (Maryland)

Government House is the official residence of the Governor of Maryland and is located at State Circle in Annapolis, Maryland. It has been the home of the governor since 1870. It was designed by Baltimore architect R. Snowden Andrews . Jennings House was the residence of the Governors of Maryland...

, the governor's mansion.

Family

The Hughes family lived in Denton, Maryland

Denton, Maryland

Denton is a town in Caroline County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,960 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Caroline County. Denton is the birthplace of former Delaware governor Sherman W. Tribbitt and author Sophie Kerr, as well as the long time home of former Maryland...

, and have two daughters, Ann and Elizabeth.

Death

Hughes died on January 20, 2010, in Denton, aged 79, after 16 years of battling Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system...

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