List of speakers of the Indiana House of Representatives
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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] | |||||
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Assy. | Name | Party | District | Term of service | |
1st | Isaac Newton Blackford | style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Unaffiliated | Knox | November 4, 1816 – December 1, 1817 |
2nd | Amos Lane | style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Unaffiliated | Dearborn | December 1, 1817 – December 7, 1818 |
3rd | Williamson Dunn | rowspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Unaffiliated | Jefferson, Jennings, & Ripley |
December 7, 1818 – November 19, 1821 |
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6th | Samuel Milroy | style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Unaffiliated | Washington & Scott | November 19, 1821 – December 2, 1822 |
7th | General Washington Johnston | style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Unaffiliated | Knox | December 2, 1822 – December 1, 1823 |
8th | David Hervey Maxwell | style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Unaffiliated | Monroe | December 1, 1823 – January 10, 1824 |
9th | Stephen C. Stevens | style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Unaffiliated | Switzerland | January 10, 1825 – December 5, 1825 |
10th | Robert Morgan Evans | style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Unaffiliated | Gibson | December 5, 1825 – December 4, 1826 |
11th | Harbin H. Moore | rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Unaffiliated | Harrison | December 4, 1826 – December 1, 1828 |
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13th | Isaac Howk | style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Unaffiliated | Clark | December 1, 1828 – December 7, 1829 |
14th | Ross Smiley | style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Unaffiliated | Union | December 7, 1829 – December 6, 1830 |
15th | Isaac Howk | style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Unaffiliated | Clark | December 6, 1830 – December 5, 1831 |
16th | Harbin H. Moore | style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Unaffiliated | Floyd | December 5, 1831 – December 3, 1832 |
17th | John Wesley Davis | style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Unaffiliated | Sullivan | December 3, 1832 – December 2, 1833 |
18th | Nathan B. Palmer | style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Unaffiliated | Jefferson | December 2, 1833 – December 1, 1834 |
19th | James Gregory | style="background-color:Template:Whig Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Whig | Warren | December 1, 1834 – December 7, 1835 |
20th | Caleb Blood Smith | rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Whig Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Whig | Fayette | December 7, 1835 – December 4, 1837 |
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22nd | Thomas Jefferson Evans | rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Whig Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Whig | Fountain | December 4, 1837 – December 2, 1839 |
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24th | James G. Read | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Clark | December 2, 1839 – December 7, 1840 |
25th | Samuel Judah | style="background-color:Template:Whig Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Whig | Knox | December 7, 1840 – December 6, 1841 |
26th | John Wesley Davis | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Sullivan | December 6, 1841 – December 5, 1842 |
27th | Thomas Jefferson Henley | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Clark | December 5, 1842 – December 4, 1843 |
28th | Andrew L. Robinson | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Carroll | December 4, 1843 – December 2, 1844 |
29th | Alexander Campbell Stevenson | style="background-color:Template:Whig Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Whig | Putnam | December 2, 1844 – December 1, 1845 |
30th | John S. Simonson | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Clark | December 1, 1845 – December 7, 1846 |
31st | Robert N. Carnan | style="background-color:Template:Whig Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Whig | Knox | December 7, 1846 – December 6, 1847 |
32nd | William A. Porter | style="background-color:Template:Whig Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Whig | Harrison | December 6, 1847 – December 4, 1848 |
33rd | George W. Carr | rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Lawrence | December 4, 1848 – December 30, 1850 |
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35th | Ebenezer Dumont | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Dearborn | December 30, 1850 – December 1, 1851 |
36th | John Wesley Davis | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Sullivan | December 1, 1851 – April 6, 1852 |
Vacant (April 6–8, 1852) | |||||
William Hayden English | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Scott | April 8, 1852 – November 3, 1852 | |
37th | Oliver Brooks Torbet | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Dearborn | November 3, 1852 – November 8, 1854 |
38th | David Kilgore | style="background-color:Template:People's Party (Indiana)/meta/color"| | Indiana People's | Delaware | November 8, 1854 – November 5, 1856 |
39th | Ballard Smith | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Perry | November 5, 1856 – November 3, 1858 |
40th | Jonathan W. Gordon | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Marion | November 3, 1858 – November 7, 1860 |
41st | Cyrus M. Allen | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Knox | November 7, 1860 – November 5, 1862 |
42nd | Samuel Hamilton Buskirk | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Monroe | November 5, 1862 – November 9, 1864 |
43rd | John Pettit | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Wabash | November 9, 1864 – November 7, 1866 |
44th | David C. Branham | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Jefferson | November 7, 1866 – November 4, 1868 |
45th | Ambrose P. Stanton | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Marion | November 4, 1868 – April 8, 1869 |
George A. Buskirk | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Monroe | April 8, 1869 – November 9, 1870 | |
46th | William G. Mack | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Vigo | November 9, 1870 – November 6, 1872 |
47th | William K. Edwards | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Vigo | November 6, 1872 – November 4, 1874 |
48th | David Turpie | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Marion | November 4, 1874 – November 8, 1876 |
49th | John Overmyer | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Jennings | November 8, 1876 – November 6, 1878 |
50th | Henry Sullivan Cauthorn | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Knox | November 6, 1878 – November 3, 1880 |
51st | William Marion Ridpath | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Clay, Hendricks, & Putnam |
November 3, 1880 – November 8, 1882 |
52nd | William D. Bynum | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Marion | November 8, 1882 – November 5, 1884 |
53rd | Charles L. Jewett | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Clark, Floyd, & Scott |
November 5, 1884 – November 3, 1886 |
54th | Warren G. Sayre | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Wabash | November 3, 1886 – November 7, 1888 |
55th | Mason J. Niblack | rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Knox | November 7, 1888 – November 9, 1892 |
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57th | James B. Curtis | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Marion & Shelby | November 9, 1892 – November 7, 1894 |
58th | Justus C. Adams | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Marion | November 7, 1894 – November 9, 1896 |
59th | Henry C. Petitt | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Wabash | November 9, 1896 – November 9, 1898 |
60th | Frank L. Littleton | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Marion | November 9, 1898 – 7, 1900 |
61st | Samuel R. Artman | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Boone, Hamilton, Madison & Montgomery |
November 7, 1900 – November 5, 1902 |
62nd | Henry Wright Marshall, Sr. | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Tippecanoe & Warren | November 5, 1902 – November 9, 1904 |
63rd | Sidney W. Cantwell | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Blackford, Jay, & Randolph |
November 9, 1904 – November 7, 1906 |
64th | Emmett Forrest Branch | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Morgan | November 7, 1906 – November 4, 1908 |
65th | Thomas Michael Honan | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Jackson | November 4, 1908 – November 9, 1910 |
66th | Albert Julius Veneman | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Gibson, Knox, & Vanderburgh |
November 9, 1910 – November 6, 1912 |
67th | Homer Livingston Cook | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Marion | November 6, 1912 – November 4, 1914 |
68th | Charles Haddon Bedwell | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Sullivan | November 4, 1914 – November 8, 1916 |
69th | Jesse E. Eschbach | rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Kosciusko | November 8, 1916 – November 3, 1920 |
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71st | John F. McClure | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Madison | November 3, 1920 – December 14, 1921[a] |
Claude A. Smith | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Gibson | December 14, 1921 – November 8, 1922 | |
72nd | Raymond C. Morgan | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Henry | November 8, 1922 – November 4, 1924 |
73rd | Harry G. Leslie | rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Tippecanoe & Warren | November 5, 1924 – November 7, 1928 |
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75th | James Merrill Knapp | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Wayne | November 7, 1928 – November 5, 1930 |
76th | Walter D. Myers | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Marion | November 5, 1930 – November 9, 1932 |
77th | Henry C. Crawford | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Union & Wayne | November 9, 1932 – November 7, 1934 |
78th | Edward H. Stein | rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Greene | November 7, 1934 – November 9, 1938 |
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80th | James M. Knapp | rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Wayne | November 9, 1938 – November 4, 1942 |
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82nd | William H. Creighton | rowspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Kosciusko | November 4, 1942 – November 3, 1948 |
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85th | Robert H. Heller | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Adams & Wells | November 3, 1948 – November 8, 1950 |
86th | Winfred O. Hughes | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Allen | November 8, 1950 – November 5, 1952 |
87th | James D. Allen | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Orange & Washington | November 5, 1952 – November 3, 1954 |
88th | George S. Diener | rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Marion | November 3, 1954 – November 5, 1958 |
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90th | Birch Bayh | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | Vigo | November 5, 1958 – November 9, 1960 |
91st | Richard W. Guthrie | rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | Marion | November 9, 1960 – November 4, 1964 |
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93rd | Richard C. Bodine | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | St. Joseph | November 4, 1964 – November 9, 1966 |
94th | Otis Bowen | rowspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | 8th District | November 9, 1966 – November 8, 1972 |
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97th | Kermit O. Burrous | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | 22nd District | November 8, 1972 – November 6, 1974 |
98th | Phillip E. Bainbridge | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | 2nd District | November 6, 1974 – November 3, 1976 |
99th | Kermit O. Burrous | rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | 22nd District | November 3, 1976 – November 5, 1980 |
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101st | J. Roberts Dailey | rowspan=1 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | 37th District | November 5, 1980 – November 3, 1982 |
102nd | J. Roberts Dailey | rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | 35th District | November 3, 1982 – November 5, 1986 |
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104th | Paul S. Mannweiler | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | 49th District | November 5, 1986 – November 9, 1988 |
105th | Paul S. Mannweiler | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | 49th District | November 9, 1988 – November 7, 1990[b] |
Michael K. Phillips | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | 74th District | ||
106th | Michael K. Phillips | rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | 74th District | November 7, 1990 – November 9, 1994 |
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108th | Paul S. Mannweiler | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | 87th District | November 9, 1994 – November 6, 1996 |
109th | John R. Gregg | rowspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | 45th District | November 6, 1996 – November 6, 2002 |
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112th | Pat Bauer | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | 6th District | November 6, 2002 – November 3, 2004 |
113th | Brian Bosma | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | 88th District | November 3, 2004 – November 8, 2006 |
114th | Pat Bauer | rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Democratic | 6th District | November 8, 2006 – November 3, 2010 |
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116th | Brian Bosma | rowspan=5 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | 88th District | November 3, 2010 – March 9, 2020[c] |
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Todd Huston | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| | Republican | 37th District | March 9, 2020 – incumbent[c] |
See also
References
- ^ Died in office.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Bosma resigned the speakership partway through the 120th Assembly in order to oversee a smooth transition of power to his successor, Huston.
- ^ "Fishers Rep. Todd Huston to serve as House speaker after Brian Bosma retires". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ "Speakers of the Indiana House". Capitol&Washington. Retrieved 4 December 2019.