List of speakers of the Arkansas House of Representatives
The Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives is the speaker (presiding officer) of the Arkansas House of Representatives , the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly . They serve as the leader and head of the Arkansas House, and can control what legislation comes to a vote. The Speaker's counterpart in the State Senate is the President of the Senate . There has never been a woman speaker.[ 1]
Position legacy
Some early Speakers went on to prominent political careers or leveraged the position into statewide positions. John Roane , James Berry , James P. Eagle and others became governor in the years after serving as Speaker. J. C. Tappan was twice nominated by the Democrats, but declined to run both times. Albert Rust , Edward A. Warren , and Lewis E. Sawyer became US Representatives.
In recent times, the Speaker has been a veteran member of the General Assembly.
Territorial House of Representatives
List of speakers
James Berry served as Speaker during Elisha Baxter 's extraordinary session in 1874.
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Speaker
Took office
Left office
Party
Notes
Session
1
John Wilson
September 12, 1836[ 3]
December 4, 1837[ 4]
Democratic
[ a]
1st
2
Grandison Royston
December 4, 1837[ 6]
November 5, 1838[ 7]
Democratic
[ b]
1st
3
Gilbert Marshall
November 5, 1838[ 9]
November 2, 1840[ 10]
Democratic
2nd
4
George Hill
November 2, 1840[ 11]
November 7, 1842[ 12]
Democratic
3rd
5
W. S. Oldham
November 7, 1842[ 13]
November 4, 1844[ 14]
Democratic
4th
6
John S. Roane
November 4, 1844[ 15]
November 2, 1846[ 16]
Democratic
5th
7
Albert Rust
November 2, 1846[ 17]
November 4, 1848[ 18]
Democratic
6th
8
Edward A. Warren
November 4, 1848[ 19]
November 4, 1850[ 20]
Democratic
7th
9
T. B. Flournoy
November 4, 1850[ 21]
November 1, 1852[ 22]
Democratic
8th
10
Benjamin P. Jett
November 1, 1852[ 23]
November 6, 1854[ 24]
Democratic
9th
11
Samuel Mitchell
November 6, 1854[ 25]
November 1, 1858[ 26]
Democratic
10th , 11th
12
O. H. Oates
November 1, 1858[ 27]
November 5, 1860[ 28]
Democratic
12th
13
Bradley Bunch [ 29]
November 5, 1860[ 30]
November 5, 1862[ 31]
Democratic
13th
14
John Harrell
November 5, 1862[ 32]
April 11, 1864[ 33]
Democratic
14th
15
H. B. Allis
April 11, 1864[ 34]
September 22, 1864[ 35]
Democratic
15th
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J. F. Lowry
September 22, 1864[ 36]
October 2, 1864[ 37]
Democratic
In exile
16
Bradley Bunch
November 5, 1866[ 38]
April 2, 1868[ 39]
Democratic
16th
17
J. G. Price
April 2, 1868[ 40]
January 2, 1871[ 41]
Democratic
17th
18
C. W. Tankersley
January 2, 1871[ 42]
May 11, 1874[ 43]
Democratic
18th , 19th
19
James Berry
May 11, 1874[ 44]
May 28, 1874[ 45]
Democratic
[ c]
19th
20
A. A. Pennington
November 10, 1874[ 47]
January 8, 1877[ 48]
Democratic
20th
21
D. L. Kilgore
January 8, 1877[ 49]
January 13, 1879[ 50]
Democratic
21st
22
J. T. Bearden
January 13, 1879[ 51]
January 8, 1881[ 52]
Democratic
22nd
23
George Thornburgh
January 8, 1881[ 53]
January 8, 1883[ 54]
Democratic
23rd
24
W. C. Braley
January 8, 1883[ 55]
January 12, 1885[ 56]
Democratic
24th
25
James P. Eagle
January 12, 1885[ 57]
January 10, 1887[ 58]
Democratic
25th
26
J. M. Hewitt
January 10, 1887[ 59]
January 10, 1889[ 60]
Democratic
26th
27
B. B. Hudgins
January 10, 1889[ 61]
January 12, 1891[ 62]
Democratic
27th
28
Elias W. Rector
January 12, 1891[ 63]
January 9, 1893[ 64]
Democratic
28th
29
T. C. Humphrey
January 9, 1893[ 65]
January 14, 1895[ 66]
Democratic
29th
30
John C. Colquitt
January 14, 1895[ 67]
January 11, 1897[ 68]
Democratic
30th
31
J. C. Tappan
January 11, 1897[ 69]
January 9, 1899[ 70]
Democratic
31st
32
A. F. Vandeventer
January 9, 1899[ 71]
January 14, 1901[ 72]
Democratic
32nd
33
T. H. Humphreys
January 14, 1901[ 73]
January 12, 1903[ 74]
Democratic
33rd
34
John I. Moore
January 12, 1903[ 75]
January 9, 1905[ 76]
Democratic
34th
35
William W. Cate
January 9, 1905[ 77]
January 14, 1907[ 78]
Democratic
35th
36
Allen Hamiter
January 14, 1907[ 79]
January 11, 1909[ 80]
Democratic
36th
37
F. E. Brown
January 11, 1909[ 81]
January 12, 1911[ 82]
Democratic
37th
38
R. F. Milwee
January 12, 1911[ 83]
January 13, 1913[ 84]
Democratic
38th
39
Joe Hardage
January 13, 1913[ 85]
January 11, 1915[ 86]
Democratic
39th
40
L. E. Sawyer
January 11, 1915[ 87]
January 8, 1917[ 88]
Democratic
40th
41
Lee Cazort
January 8, 1917[ 89]
January 13, 1919[ 90]
Democratic
41st
42
C. P. Newton
January 13, 1919[ 91]
Democratic
[ d]
42nd
43
Joe Joiner
January 26, 1920[ 93]
January 8, 1923[ 94]
Democratic
[ e]
42nd , 43rd
44
Howard Reed
January 8, 1923[ 96]
January 12, 1925[ 97]
Democratic
44th
45
Thomas A. Hill
January 12, 1925[ 98]
January 10, 1927[ 99]
Democratic
45th
46
Reece Caudle
January 10, 1927[ 100]
January 14, 1929[ 101]
Democratic
46th
47
W. H. Abington
January 14, 1929[ 102]
January 12, 1931[ 103]
Democratic
47th
48
Irving C. Neale
January 12, 1931[ 104]
January 9, 1933[ 105]
Democratic
48th
49
Kemp Toney
January 9, 1933[ 106]
January 14, 1935[ 107]
Democratic
49th
50
Harve B. Thorn
January 14, 1935[ 108]
January 11, 1937[ 109]
Democratic
50th
51
John M. Bransford
January 11, 1937[ 110]
January 13, 1941[ 111]
Democratic
51st , 52nd
52
Means Wilkinson
January 13, 1941[ 112]
January 11, 1943[ 113]
Democratic
53rd
53
R. W. Griffith
January 11, 1943[ 114]
January 8, 1945[ 115]
Democratic
54th
54
Horace Northcutt
January 8, 1945[ 116]
January 13, 1947[ 117]
Democratic
55th
55
Roy L. Riales Sr.
January 13, 1947[ 118]
January 10, 1949[ 119]
Democratic
56th
56
Carl Hendrix
January 10, 1949[ 120]
January 8, 1951[ 121]
Democratic
57th
57
James R. Campbell
January 8, 1951[ 122]
January 12, 1953[ 123]
Democratic
58th
58
Carroll Hollensworth
January 12, 1953[ 124]
January 10, 1955[ 125]
Democratic
59th
59
Charles F. Smith
January 10, 1955[ 126]
January 14, 1957[ 127]
Democratic
60th
60
Glenn Walther
January 14, 1957[ 128]
January 12, 1959[ 129]
Democratic
61st
61
E. C. Fleeman
January 12, 1959[ 130]
January 9, 1961[ 131]
Democratic
62nd
62
John P. Bethell
January 9, 1961[ 132]
January 14, 1963[ 133]
Democratic
63rd
63
Marion Crank
January 14, 1963[ 134]
January 11, 1965[ 135]
Democratic
64th
64
J. H. Cottrell Jr.
January 11, 1965[ 136]
January 19, 1967[ 137]
Democratic
65th
65
Sterling R. Cockrill
January 9, 1967[ 138]
January 13, 1969[ 139]
Democratic
66th
66
Hayes McClerkin
January 13, 1969[ 140]
January 11, 1971[ 141]
Democratic
67th
67
Ray S. Smith, Jr.
January 11, 1971[ 142]
January 8, 1973[ 143]
Democratic
68th
68
Buddy Turner
January 8, 1973[ 144]
January 13, 1975[ 145]
Democratic
69th
69
Cecil L. Alexander
January 13, 1975[ 146]
January 10, 1977[ 147]
Democratic
70th
70
James L. Shaver, Jr.
January 10, 1977[ 148]
January 8, 1979[ 149]
Democratic
71st
71
John E. Miller
January 8, 1979[ 150]
January 12, 1981[ 151]
Democratic
72nd
72
Lloyd McCuiston
January 12, 1981[ 152]
January 10, 1983[ 153]
Democratic
73rd
73
John Paul Capps
January 10, 1983[ 154]
January 14, 1985[ 155]
Democratic
74th
74
Lacy Landers
January 14, 1985[ 156]
January 1987[ 157]
Democratic
75th
75
Ernest Cunningham
January 1987[ 158]
January 1989[ 159]
Democratic
76th
76
B. G. Hendrix
January 1989[ 160]
January 1991[ 161]
Democratic
77th
77
John Lipton
January 1991[ 162]
January 1993[ 163]
Democratic
78th
78
Doc Bryan
January 1993[ 164]
January 1995[ 165]
Democratic
79th
79
Bobby Hogue
January 1995[ 166]
January 1999[ 167]
Democratic
80th , 81st
80
Bob Johnson
January 1999
January 2001
Democratic
82nd
81
Shane Broadway
January 2001
January 2003
Democratic
83rd
82
Herschel W. Cleveland
January 2003
January 2005
Democratic
84th
83
Bill Stovall
January 2005
January 2007
Democratic
85th
84
Benny Petrus
January 2007
January 2009
Democratic
86th
85
Robbie Wills
January 2009
January 2011
Democratic
87th
86
Robert S. Moore Jr.
January 2011
January 2013
Democratic
88th
87
Davy Carter
January 2013
January 2015
Republican
89th
88
Jeremy Gillam
January 2015
June 15, 2018
Republican
[ f]
90th , 91st
89
Matthew Shepherd
June 15, 2018
Present
Republican
91st , 92nd
Notes:
^ Expelled from the House for killing J. J. Anthony.[ 5]
^ Special session[ 8]
^ Extraordinary Session[ 46]
^ Resigned.[ 92]
^ Elected Speaker for the Third Extraordinary Session of the 42nd General Assembly.[ 95]
^ Resigned.[ 168]
See also
References
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