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The Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives is the highest official in the Indiana House of Representatives, customarily elected from the ranks of the majority party. As in most Anglophone countries and provinces, the speaker presides over the lower house of the legislature.

The current Speaker is Todd Huston.[1]

List of Speakers of the Indiana House of Representatives

Speakers of the Indiana House of Representatives[2]
Assy. Name Party District Term of service
1st Isaac Newton Blackford Unaffiliated Knox November 4, 1816 – December 1, 1817
2nd Amos Lane Unaffiliated Dearborn December 1, 1817 – December 7, 1818
3rd Williamson Dunn Unaffiliated Jefferson, Jennings,
& Ripley 		December 7, 1818 – November 19, 1821
4th
5th
6th Samuel Milroy Unaffiliated Washington & Scott November 19, 1821 – December 2, 1822
7th General Washington Johnston Unaffiliated Knox December 2, 1822 – December 1, 1823
8th David Hervey Maxwell Unaffiliated Monroe December 1, 1823 – January 10, 1824
9th Stephen C. Stevens Unaffiliated Switzerland January 10, 1825 – December 5, 1825
10th Robert Morgan Evans Unaffiliated Gibson December 5, 1825 – December 4, 1826
11th Harbin H. Moore Unaffiliated Harrison December 4, 1826 – December 1, 1828
12th
13th Isaac Howk Unaffiliated Clark December 1, 1828 – December 7, 1829
14th Ross Smiley Unaffiliated Union December 7, 1829 – December 6, 1830
15th Isaac Howk Unaffiliated Clark December 6, 1830 – December 5, 1831
16th Harbin H. Moore Unaffiliated Floyd December 5, 1831 – December 3, 1832
17th John Wesley Davis Unaffiliated Sullivan December 3, 1832 – December 2, 1833
18th Nathan B. Palmer Unaffiliated Jefferson December 2, 1833 – December 1, 1834
19th James Gregory Whig Warren December 1, 1834 – December 7, 1835
20th Caleb Blood Smith Whig Fayette December 7, 1835 – December 4, 1837
21st
22nd Thomas Jefferson Evans Whig Fountain December 4, 1837 – December 2, 1839
23rd
24th James G. Read Democratic Clark December 2, 1839 – December 7, 1840
25th Samuel Judah Whig Knox December 7, 1840 – December 6, 1841
26th John Wesley Davis Democratic Sullivan December 6, 1841 – December 5, 1842
27th Thomas Jefferson Henley Democratic Clark December 5, 1842 – December 4, 1843
28th Andrew L. Robinson Democratic Carroll December 4, 1843 – December 2, 1844
29th Alexander Campbell Stevenson Whig Putnam December 2, 1844 – December 1, 1845
30th John S. Simonson Democratic Clark December 1, 1845 – December 7, 1846
31st Robert N. Carnan Whig Knox December 7, 1846 – December 6, 1847
32nd William A. Porter Whig Harrison December 6, 1847 – December 4, 1848
33rd George W. Carr Democratic Lawrence December 4, 1848 – December 30, 1850
34th
35th Ebenezer Dumont Democratic Dearborn December 30, 1850 – December 1, 1851
36th John Wesley Davis Democratic Sullivan December 1, 1851 – April 6, 1852
Vacant (April 6–8, 1852)
William Hayden English Democratic Scott April 8, 1852 – November 3, 1852
37th Oliver Brooks Torbet Democratic Dearborn November 3, 1852 – November 8, 1854
38th David Kilgore Indiana People's Delaware November 8, 1854 – November 5, 1856
39th Ballard Smith Democratic Perry November 5, 1856 – November 3, 1858
40th Jonathan W. Gordon Republican Marion November 3, 1858 – November 7, 1860
41st Cyrus M. Allen Republican Knox November 7, 1860 – November 5, 1862
42nd Samuel Hamilton Buskirk Democratic Monroe November 5, 1862 – November 9, 1864
43rd John Pettit Republican Wabash November 9, 1864 – November 7, 1866
44th David C. Branham Republican Jefferson November 7, 1866 – November 4, 1868
45th Ambrose P. Stanton Republican Marion November 4, 1868 – April 8, 1869
George A. Buskirk Republican Monroe April 8, 1869 – November 9, 1870
46th William G. Mack Democratic Vigo November 9, 1870 – November 6, 1872
47th William K. Edwards Republican Vigo November 6, 1872 – November 4, 1874
48th David Turpie Democratic Marion November 4, 1874 – November 8, 1876
49th John Overmyer Republican Jennings November 8, 1876 – November 6, 1878
50th Henry Sullivan Cauthorn Democratic Knox November 6, 1878 – November 3, 1880
51st William Marion Ridpath Republican Clay, Hendricks,
& Putnam 		November 3, 1880 – November 8, 1882
52nd William D. Bynum Democratic Marion November 8, 1882 – November 5, 1884
53rd Charles L. Jewett Democratic Clark, Floyd,
& Scott 		November 5, 1884 – November 3, 1886
54th Warren G. Sayre Republican Wabash November 3, 1886 – November 7, 1888
55th Mason J. Niblack Democratic Knox November 7, 1888 – November 9, 1892
56th
57th James B. Curtis Democratic Marion & Shelby November 9, 1892 – November 7, 1894
58th Justus C. Adams Republican Marion November 7, 1894 – November 9, 1896
59th Henry C. Petitt Republican Wabash November 9, 1896 – November 9, 1898
60th Frank L. Littleton Republican Marion November 9, 1898 – 7, 1900
61st Samuel R. Artman Republican Boone, Hamilton,
Madison & Montgomery 		November 7, 1900 – November 5, 1902
62nd Henry Wright Marshall, Sr. Republican Tippecanoe & Warren November 5, 1902 – November 9, 1904
63rd Sidney W. Cantwell Republican Blackford, Jay,
& Randolph 		November 9, 1904 – November 7, 1906
64th Emmett Forrest Branch Republican Morgan November 7, 1906 – November 4, 1908
65th Thomas Michael Honan Democratic Jackson November 4, 1908 – November 9, 1910
66th Albert Julius Veneman Democratic Gibson, Knox,
& Vanderburgh 		November 9, 1910 – November 6, 1912
67th Homer Livingston Cook Democratic Marion November 6, 1912 – November 4, 1914
68th Charles Haddon Bedwell Democratic Sullivan November 4, 1914 – November 8, 1916
69th Jesse E. Eschbach Republican Kosciusko November 8, 1916 – November 3, 1920
70th
71st John F. McClure Republican Madison November 3, 1920 – December 14, 1921[a]
Claude A. Smith Republican Gibson December 14, 1921 – November 8, 1922
72nd Raymond C. Morgan Republican Henry November 8, 1922 – November 4, 1924
73rd Harry G. Leslie Republican Tippecanoe & Warren November 5, 1924 – November 7, 1928
74th
75th James Merrill Knapp Republican Wayne November 7, 1928 – November 5, 1930
76th Walter D. Myers Democratic Marion November 5, 1930 – November 9, 1932
77th Henry C. Crawford Democratic Union & Wayne November 9, 1932 – November 7, 1934
78th Edward H. Stein Democratic Greene November 7, 1934 – November 9, 1938
79th
80th James M. Knapp Republican Wayne November 9, 1938 – November 4, 1942
81st
82nd William H. Creighton Republican Kosciusko November 4, 1942 – November 3, 1948
83rd
84th
85th Robert H. Heller Democratic Adams & Wells November 3, 1948 – November 8, 1950
86th Winfred O. Hughes Republican Allen November 8, 1950 – November 5, 1952
87th James D. Allen Republican Orange & Washington November 5, 1952 – November 3, 1954
88th George S. Diener Republican Marion November 3, 1954 – November 5, 1958
89th
90th Birch Bayh Democratic Vigo November 5, 1958 – November 9, 1960
91st Richard W. Guthrie Republican Marion November 9, 1960 – November 4, 1964
92nd
93rd Richard C. Bodine Democratic St. Joseph November 4, 1964 – November 9, 1966
94th Otis Bowen Republican 8th District November 9, 1966 – November 8, 1972
95th
96th
97th Kermit O. Burrous Republican 22nd District November 8, 1972 – November 6, 1974
98th Phillip E. Bainbridge Democratic 2nd District November 6, 1974 – November 3, 1976
99th Kermit O. Burrous Republican 22nd District November 3, 1976 – November 5, 1980
100th
101st James R. Dailey Republican 37th District November 5, 1980 – November 5, 1986
102nd
103rd
104th Paul S. Mannweiler Republican 49th District November 5, 1986 – November 9, 1988
105th Paul S. Mannweiler Republican 49th District November 9, 1988 – November 7, 1990[b]
Michael K. Phillips Democratic 74th District
106th Michael K. Phillips Democratic 74th District November 7, 1990 – November 9, 1994
107th
108th Paul S. Mannweiler Republican 87th District November 9, 1994 – November 6, 1996
109th John R. Gregg Democratic 45th District November 6, 1996 – November 6, 2002
110th
111th
112th Pat Bauer Democratic 6th District November 6, 2002 – November 3, 2004
113th Brian Bosma Republican 88th District November 3, 2004 – November 8, 2006
114th Pat Bauer Democratic 6th District November 8, 2006 – November 3, 2010
115th
116th Brian Bosma Republican 88th District November 3, 2010 – March 9, 2020[c]
117th
118th
119th
120th
Todd Huston Republican 37th District March 9, 2020 – incumbent[c]

See also

References

  1. ^ Died in office.
  2. ^ The House of Representatives evenly divided with 50 Democratic and 50 Republican members, Mannweiler and Phillips served jointly as speaker for the duration of the 105th term.
  3. ^ a b Bosma resigned the speakership partway through the 120th Assembly in order to oversee a smooth transition of power to his successor, Huston.
  1. ^ "Fishers Rep. Todd Huston to serve as House speaker after Brian Bosma retires". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  2. ^ "Speakers of the Indiana House". Capitol&Washington. Retrieved 4 December 2019.


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