Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives
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Speakers of the Missouri House of Representatives
are (listed by year they assumed office):
Missouri House of Representatives
The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 31,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections held in even-numbered years.In 1992 Missouri...
are (listed by year they assumed office):
- 1820 James CaldwellJames Caldwell (Missouri speaker)James Caldwell was the first Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives.Caldwell was born in Virginia. During the American Revolutionary War he served under Archibald Woods and Thomas Wright. In moved Lincoln County, Kentucky where he served under William Whitley in the American Indian...
- 1821 Henry S. GeyerHenry S. GeyerHenry Sheffie Geyer was a politician, lawyer, and soldier from Missouri. Born in Frederick, Maryland, he was instructed privately, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1811 and practiced law in Frederick...
- 1826 Alex Stuart
- 1828 John Thornon
- 1832 Thomas Reynolds (Governor)Thomas Reynolds (Governor)Thomas Reynolds was the seventh Governor of Missouri from 1840 to 1844. He belonged to the Democratic Party....
- 1834 John Jameison
- 1838 Thomas H. Harvey
- 1840 Sterling PriceSterling PriceSterling Price was a lawyer, planter, and politician from the U.S. state of Missouri, who served as the 11th Governor of the state from 1853 to 1857. He also served as a United States Army brigadier general during the Mexican-American War, and a Confederate Army major general in the American Civil...
- 1844 Claiborne F. Jackson
- 1848 Alexander M. Robinson
- 1850 Nathaniel W. Watkins
- 1852 Reuben Shelby
- 1854 William Newland
- 1856 Robert C. Harrison
- 1857 James Chiles
- 1858 John T. CoffeeJohn T. CoffeeJohn Trousdale Coffee was a Missouri politician and Confederate officer in the American Civil War.-Early life:Coffee was born in Smith County, Tennessee where he taught himself law...
- 1860 Christian Kribben
- 1860 John McAfeeJohn McAfeeJohn McAfee is a computer programmer and founder of McAfee. He was one of the first people to design anti-virus software and to develop a virus scanner. He was born in England and raised in Salem, Virginia...
- 1862 L.C. Marvin
- 1864 Walter L. Lovelace
- 1865 Andrew J. HarlanAndrew J. HarlanAndrew Jackson Harlan was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, cousin of Aaron Harlan.Born near Wilmington, Ohio, Harlan attended the public schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1839 and commenced practice in Richmond, Indiana. He moved to Marion, Indiana, in 1839...
- 1869 John C. Orrick
- 1871 Robert P.C. Wilson
- 1873 Mortimer McIlhaney
- 1875 Banton G. Boone
- 1877 John F. WilliamsJohn F. WilliamsJohn Francis Williams was an Army National Guard general and Chief of the National Guard Bureau during World War II. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania....
- 1879 J. Edwin Belch
- 1881 Thomas P. Bashaw
- 1883 Joseph F. Richardson
- 1885 John M. WoodJohn M. WoodJohn M. Wood was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Minisink, New York, Wood attended the common schools. He engaged in railroad construction in New Jersey and moved to Portland, Maine, in 1846. He was one of the contractors in the construction of the Atlantic & St. Lawrence Railroad, and he...
- 1887 J.W. Alexander
- 1889 Joseph J. RussellJoseph J. RussellJoseph James Russell was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born near Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri, Russell attended the public schools and Charleston Academy....
- 1891 Wilbur F. Tuttle
- 1893 Thomas W. Mabrey
- 1895 B.F. Russell
- 1897 John W. Farris
- 1899 William J. Ward
- 1901 J.H. Whitecotton
- 1905 David W. Hill
- 1907 J.M. Atkinson
- 1909 Alfred A. Speer
- 1911 John T. Barker
- 1913 James H. Hull
- 1915 James P. BoydJames P. BoydJames P. Boyd was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Prescott in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1871....
- 1917 Drake Watson
- 1919 S.F. O'Fallon
- 1923 Oak Hunter
- 1925 Jones H. Parker
- 1927 E.H. Winter
- 1929 Jones H. Parker
- 1931 Eugene W. Nelson
- 1933 Willis H. Meredith
- 1935 John G. Christy
- 1941 Morris E. Osborn
- 1943 Howard ElliottHoward ElliottHoward Elliott was president of Northern Pacific Railway 1903-1913, and president of New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad beginning in 1913.-Biography:...
- 1947 Murray E. Thompson
- 1949 Roy Hamlin
- 1953 L.A. Vonderschmidt
- 1954 Richard M. WebsterRichard M. WebsterRichard M. "Dick" Webster was an American politician from Missouri. He attended the University of Missouri and worked as an attorney in Carthage. He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives, in 1948, 1950, and 1953 . He served as Speaker of the House in 1954...
- 1955 Roy Hamlin
- 1959 Richard H. Ichord
- 1961 Thomas D. Graham
- 1967 James E. Godfrey
- 1973 Richard J. RabbittRichard J. RabbittRichard J. Rabbitt is a Democratic politician from St. Louis, Missouri who was Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1973 to 1976....
- 1977 Kenneth J. Rothman
- 1981 Bob F. GriffinBob F. GriffinBob F. Griffin served as Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1981 to 1995—longer than any other speaker in state history....
- 1996 Steve GawSteve GawSteve Gaw is Democratic Party politician who served as Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives.Gaw grew up in Moberly, Missouri where he graduated high school in 1974. He received a bachelors from Truman State University in 1978 where he majored in physics...
- 2001 Jim KreiderJim KreiderJim Krieder is an American Democratic Party politician who served as Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives.Krieder was born in Nuremberg, Germany...
- 2002 Catherine HanawayCatherine HanawayCatherine L. Hanaway was the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, having been appointed by President Bush. She is also a former Republican Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives...
- 2005 Rod JettonRod JettonRod Jetton is a U.S. politician. He was a Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives who has represented Missouri's 156th District from 2001 to 2009 and was Speaker of the Missouri House from 2005 to 2009.-Early life:Jetton was born in De Soto, Missouri, to Bill and Judy Jetton...
- 2009 Ron Richard
- 2011 Steven TilleySteven TilleySteven Tilley is the Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives. He represents District 106 in the Missouri House of Representatives. A Republican, Tilley was elected to the House in November 2004...