List of speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates

This is a complete list of the speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates. Elected by the members of the House, the Speaker is the presiding officer of that body. In addition to duties as chair, the adopted rules of the House of Delegates specify other powers and duties of the post. The Speaker is currently elected for a two-year term in the odd-numbered years in which the Legislature convenes.

List of speakers Parties

# Name County or city Term began Term ended Party 1Edmund PendletonCaroline County17761776 None2 George WytheWilliamsburg17771778None3 Benjamin Harrison VCharles City County17781781None4 Richard Henry LeeWestmoreland County17811781None3 Benjamin Harrison VCharles City County17811781None5 John Tyler Sr.Charles City County17811785None3 Benjamin Harrison VCharles City County17851786None6 Joseph PrentisWilliamsburg17861788None7 Thomas MathewsNorfolk County17881794None8 John WiseAccomack County17941799None9Larkin SmithKing and Queen County17991802None10Edmund HarrisonAmelia County18021803None11Hugh HolmesFrederick County18031805None12 Peter Johnston Jr.Prince Edward County18051807None13 Hugh NelsonAlbemarle County18071809Democratic-Republican14 James BarbourOrange County18091812Democratic-Republican15 Andrew StevensonAlbemarle County18121816Democratic-Republican16 Robert StanardSpotsylvania County18161817None17 Linn BanksMadison County18171838Democratic18 Thomas W. GilmerAlbemarle County18391840Whig19Valentine W. SouthallAlbemarle County18401842None20 Joel HollemanIsle of Wight County18421844Democratic21 William O. GoodeMecklenburg County18451846Democratic22 John W. JonesChesterfield County18471847Democratic23 James F. StrotherRappahannock County18471848Whig24 Henry L. HopkinsPowhatan County18481850Democratic25 George W. HopkinsWashington County18501852None26 Oscar M. CrutchfieldSpotsylvania County18521861None27 James L. KemperMadison County18611863Democratic28 Hugh W. SheffeyAugusta County18631865None29 John B. BaldwinAugusta County18651869Conservative30 Zephaniah Turner Jr.Rappahannock County18691871Democratic31 J. Marshall HangerAugusta County18711877Democratic32 Henry C. AllenShenandoah County18771879Democratic33 Benjamin W. LacyNew Kent County18791881Democratic34 Isaac C. FowlerWashington County18811882Readjuster35 Charles E. StuartAlexandria18831887Democratic36 Richard H. CardwellHanover County18871894Democratic37 John F. RyanLoudoun County18941899Democratic38 Edward W. SaundersFranklin County18991901Democratic37 John F. RyanLoudoun County19011906Democratic39 William D. CardwellHanover County19061908Democratic40 Richard E. ByrdWinchester19081914Democratic41 Edwin P. CoxRichmond19141916Democratic42 Harry R. HoustonElizabeth City County19161920Democratic43 Richard L. Brewer Jr.Suffolk19201926Democratic44 Thomas W. OzlinLunenburg County19261930Democratic45 J. Sinclair BrownRoanoke County19301936Democratic46 G. Aston DovellWilliamsburg19361942Democratic47 Thomas B. StanleyHenry County19421946Democratic48 G. Alvin MassenburgHampton19471950Democratic49 E. Blackburn MooreFrederick County19501968Democratic50 John Warren CookeMathews County19681980Democratic51 Albert L. PhilpottHenry County19801991Democratic52 Tom MossNorfolk19912000Democratic53 S. Vance Wilkins Jr.Amherst County20002002Republican54 William J. HowellStafford County20032018Republican55 Kirk CoxColonial Heights20182020Republican56 Eileen Filler-CornFairfax County20202022Democratic57Todd GilbertShenandoah County20222024Republican58Don ScottPortsmouth2024IncumbentDemocratic

Acting Speaker According to Rules 2 and 16 of the House of Delegates, the chair of the Committee on Privileges and Elections serves as Acting Speaker when there is a vacancy in the Speaker's office. This has occurred twice since 1990: Ford C. Quillen of Scott County was Acting Speaker from the death of A. L. Philpott on September 28, 1991, until the House met in a special redistricting session in November, when Thomas W. Moss Jr. was elected Speaker. Lacey E. Putney of Bedford was Acting Speaker from the resignation of S. Vance Wilkins Jr. on June 15, 2002, until the House met in regular session in January 2003, when William J. Howell was elected Speaker.

List of speakers by time in office (incomplete) Rank Name Time in office TE 20 years, 148 days ; 1819; 1821; 1823; 1825; 1827; 1829; 1831; 1833; 1835; 1837 17 years, 364 days ; 1952; 1954; 1956; 1958; 1960; 1962; 1964; 1966 15 years, 2 days ; 2004; 2006; 2008; 2010; 2012; 2014; 2016 11 years, 364 days ; 1970; 1972; 1974; 1976; 1978 11 years, 262 days ; 1982; 1984; 1986; 1988; 1990 9 years, 315 days ; 1895; 1897; 1901; 1904 9 years, 123 days ; 1853; 1855; 1857; 1859 8 years, 54 days ; 1992; 1994; 1996; 1998 6 years, 85 days ; 1889; 1891; 1893 6 years, 6 days ; 1910; 1912 ; 1938; 1940 6 years ; 1932; 1934 5 years, 364 days ; 1873; 1875 ; 1922; 1924 4 years, 295 days ; 1944; 1946 4 years, 3 days ; 1885 4 years, 2 days ; 1918 3 years, 360 days ; 1928 3 years, 305 days 3 years, 5 days ; 1948 2 years, 324 days ; 1863 2 years, 154 days ; 2002 2 years, 62 days 2 years, 3 days 1 year, 363 days 1 year, 43 days 97 days

See also List of speakers of the Virginia House of Burgesses :Category:Speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates List of Virginia state legislatures

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