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Speaker of the House

Speaker of the House in the United States

Concept of Speaker of the House

In the U.S., in the context of the U.S. Congress (Senate and House of Representatives), Speaker of the House has the following meaning: The presiding officer of the U.S. House of Representatives, elected by House members. (Source of this definition of Speaker of the House : University of Texas)

Speaker of the House in the Legislative Process

The presiding officer and most powerful member of the House of Representatives. The speaker is selected by the majority party and wields great influence in determining which legislation is able to pass through the chamber.

Concept of Speaker of the House

In the U.S., in the context of the U.S. Congress (Senate and House of Representatives), Speaker of the House has the following meaning: The presiding officer of the U.S. House of Representatives, elected by House members. (Source of this definition of Speaker of the House : University of Texas)

Speakers of the House Information

 

No. Sworn In Party Speaker
1 April 1, 1789 F Frederick Muhlenberg, PA
2 October 24, 1791 F Jonathan Trumbull, CT
3 December 2, 1793 F Frederick Muhlenberg, PA
4 December 7, 1795 F Jonathan Dayton, NJ1
5 December 2, 1799 F Theodore Sedgwick, MA
6 December 7, 1801 DR Nathaniel Macon, NC
7 October 26, 1807 DR Joseph B. Varnum, MA
8 November 4, 1811 DR Henry Clay, KY2
9 January 19, 1814 DR Langdon Cheves, SC
10 December 4, 1815 DR Henry Clay, KY3
11 November 15, 1820 DR John W. Taylor, NY
12 December 4, 1821 DR Philip P. Barbour, VA
13 December 1, 1823 DR Henry Clay, KY
14 December 5, 1825 D John W. Taylor, NY
15 December 3, 1827 D Andrew Stevenson, VA4
16 June 2, 1834 D John Bell, TN
17 December 7, 1835 D James K. Polk, TN
18 December 16, 1839 D Robert M.T. Hunter, VA
19 May 31, 1841 W John White, KY
20 December 4, 1843 D John W. Jones, VA
21 December 1, 1845 D John W. Davis, IN
22 December 6, 1847 W Robert C. Winthrop, MA
23 December 22, 1849 D Howell Cobb, GA
24 December 1, 1851 D Linn Boyd, KY
25 February 2, 1856 AM Nathaniel P. Banks, MA
26 December 7, 1857 D James L. Orr, SC
27 February 1, 1860 R William Pennington, NJ
28 July 4, 1861 R Galusha A. Grow, PA
29 December 7, 1863 R Schuyler Colfax, IN
30 March 3, 1869 R Theodore M. Pomeroy, NY5
No. Sworn In Party Speaker
31 March 4, 1869 R James G. Blaine, ME
32 December 6, 1875 D Michael C. Kerr, IN6
33 December 4, 1876 D Samuel J. Randall, PA
34 December 5, 1881 R Joseph Warren Keifer, OH
35 December 3, 1883 D John G. Carlisle, KY
36 December 2, 1889 R Thomas B. Reed, ME
37 December 8, 1891 D Charles F. Crisp, ME
38 December 2, 1895 R Thomas B. Reed, ME
39 December 4, 1899 R David B. Henderson, IA
40 November 9, 1903 R Joseph G. Cannon, IL
41 April 4, 1911 D Champ Clark, MO
42 May 19, 1919 R Frederick H. Gillett, MA
43 December 7, 1925 R Nicholas Longworth, OH
44 December 7, 1931 D John N. Garner, TX
45 March 9, 1933 D Henry T. Rainey, IL7
46 January 3, 1935 D Joseph W. Byrns, TN8
47 June 4, 1936 D William B. Bankhead, AL9
48 September 16, 1940 D Sam T. Rayburn, TX
49 January 3, 1947 R Joseph W. Martin, Jr., MA
50 January 3, 1949 D Sam T. Rayburn, TX
51 January 3, 1953 R Joseph W. Martin, Jr., MA
52 January 5, 1955 D Sam T. Rayburn, TX10
53 January 10, 1962 D John W. McCormack, MA
54 January 21, 1971 D Carl B. Albert, OK
55 January 4, 1977 D Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr., MA
56 January 6, 1987 D James C. Wright, Jr., TX11
57 June 6, 1989 D Thomas S. Foley, WA
58 January 4, 1995 R Newt Gingrich, GA
59 January 6, 1999 R J. Dennis Hastert, IL

1. George Dent, MD [F] was elected Speaker pro tempore for April 20, 1798, and again for May 28, 1798. 2. Resigned Jan. 19, 1814. 3. Resigned Oct. 28, 1820. 4. Resigned. 5. Elected Speaker March 3, 1869, and served 1 day. 6. Died Aug. 19, 1876; Samuel S. Cox, NY [D] appointed Speaker pro tempore Feb. 17, May 12, June 19; Milton Sayler, OH [D] appointed Speaker pro tempore June 4. 7. Died Aug. 19, 1934. 8. Died June 4, 1936. 9. Died Sept. 15, 1940. 10. Died November 16, 1961. 11. Resigned June 6, 1989.

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