List of Speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates
The following persons have served as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates.
| Order | Name | County or City | Born | Term began | Term ended | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pendleton, Edmund | Caroline County | 1721 | 1776 | 1776 | 1803 |
| 2nd | Wythe, George | Williamsburg | 1726 | 1777 | 1778 | 1806 |
| 3rd | Harrison, Benjamin | Charles City County | 1726 | 1778 | 1781 | 1791 |
| 4th | Lee, Richard Henry | Westmoreland County | 1732 | 1781 | 1781 | 1794 |
| 5th | Tyler, John Sr. | Charles City County | 1747 | 1781 | 1785 | 1813 |
| 3rd | Harrison, Benjamin | Charles City County | 1726 | 1785 | 1786 | 1791 |
| 6th | Prentis, Joseph | Williamsburg | 1754 | 1786 | 1788 | 1809 |
| 7th | Mathews, Thomas | Norfolk Borough | 1742 | 1788 | 1794 | 1812 |
| 8th | Wise, John | Accomack County | before 1768 | 1794 | 1799 | 1812 |
| 9th | Smith, Larkin | King and Queen County | c. 1757 | 1799 | 1802 | 1813 |
| 10th | Harrison, Edmund | Amelia County | 1764 | 1802 | 1803 | 1826 |
| 11th | Holmes, Hugh | Frederick County | 1768 | 1803 | 1805 | 1825 |
| 12th | Johnston, Peter Jr. | Prince Edward County | 1763 | 1805 | 1807 | 1831 |
| 13th | Nelson, Hugh (D-R) | Albemarle County | 1768 | 1807 | 1809 | 1836 |
| 14th | Barbour, James (D-R) | Orange County | 1775 | 1809 | 1812 | 1842 |
| 15th | Stevenson, Andrew (D-R) | Richmond | 1784 | 1812 | 1816 | 1857 |
| 16th | Stanard, Robert | Spotsylvania County | 1781 | 1816 | 1817 | 1846 |
| 17th | Banks, Linn (D) | Madison County | 1784 | 1817 | 1838 | 1842 |
| 18th | Gilmer, Thomas W. (W) | Albemarle County | 1802 | 1839 | 1840 | 1844 |
| 19th | Southall, Valentine W. | Albemarle County | 1789–1790 | 1840 | 1842 | 1861 |
| 20th | Holleman, Joel (D) | Isle of Wight County | 1799 | 1842 | 1844 | 1844 |
| 19th | Southall, Valentine W. | Albemarle County | 1789–1790 | 1844 | 1845 | 1861 |
| 21st | Goode, William O. (D) | Mecklenburg County | 1798 | 1845 | 1846 | 1859 |
| 22nd | Jones, John W. (D) | Chesterfield County | 1791 | 1847 | 1847 | 1848 |
| 23rd | Strother, James F. (W) | Rappahannock County | 1811 | 1847 | 1848 | 1860 |
| 24th | Hopkins, Henry L. (D) | Powhatan County | 1805 | 1848 | 1850 | 1872 |
| 25th | Hopkins, George W. | Washington County | 1804 | 1850 | 1852 | 1861 |
| 26th | Crutchfield, Oscar M. | Spotsylvania County | 1800 | 1852 | 1861 | 1861 |
| 27th | Kemper, James L. (D) | Madison County | 1823 | 1861 | 1863 | 1895 |
| 28th | Sheffey, Hugh W. | Augusta County | 1815 | 1863 | 1865 | 1889 |
| 29th | Baldwin, John B. (C) | Augusta County | 1820 | 1865 | 1869 | 1873 |
| 30th | Turner, Zephaniah Jr. (D) | Rappahannock County | 1812 | 1869 | 1871 | 1876 |
| 31st | Hanger, J. Marshall (D) | Augusta County | 1833 | 1871 | 1877 | 1912 |
| 32nd | Allen, Henry C. (D) | Shenandoah County | 1838 | 1877 | 1879 | 1889 |
| 33rd | Lacy, Benjamin W. (D) | New Kent County | 1839 | 1879 | 1881 | 1895 |
| 34th | Fowler, Isaac C. (Rea) | Washington County | 1831 | 1881 | 1883 | 1904 |
| 35th | Stuart, Charles E. (D) | Alexandria | 1850 | 1883 | 1887 | 1889 |
| 36th | Cardwell, Richard H. (D) | Hanover County | 1846 | 1887 | 1894 | 1931 |
| 37th | Ryan, John F. (D) | Loudoun County | 1848 | 1894 | 1899 | 1936 |
| 38th | Saunders, Edward W. (D) | Franklin County | 1860 | 1899 | 1901 | 1921 |
| 37th | Ryan, John F. (D) | Loudoun County | 1848 | 1901 | 1906 | 1936 |
| 39th | Cardwell, William D. (D) | Hanover County | 1868 | 1906 | 1908 | 1954 |
| 40th | Byrd, Richard E. (D) | Winchester | 1860 | 1908 | 1914 | 1925 |
| 41st | Cox, Edwin P. (D) | Richmond | 1870 | 1914 | 1916 | 1938 |
| 42nd | Houston, Harry R. (D) | Elizabeth City County | 1878 | 1916 | 1920 | 1960 |
| 43rd | Brewer, Richard L. Jr. (D) | Suffolk | 1864 | 1920 | 1926 | 1947 |
| 44th | Ozlin, Thomas W. (D) | Lunenburg County | 1884 | 1926 | 1930 | 1944 |
| 45th | Brown, J. Sinclair (D) | Roanoke County | 1880 | 1930 | 1936 | 1965 |
| 46th | Dovell, G. Ashton (D) | Williamsburg | 1885 | 1936 | 1942 | 1949 |
| 47th | Stanley, Thomas B. (D) | Henry County | 1890 | 1942 | 1946 | 1970 |
| 48th | Massenburg, G. Alvin (D) | Hampton | 1894 | 1947 | 1950 | 1968 |
| 49th | Moore, E. Blackburn (D) | Frederick County | 1897 | 1950 | 1968 | 1980 |
| 50th | Cooke, John Warren (D) | Mathews County | 1915 | 1968 | 1980 | 2009 |
| 51st | Philpott, Albert L. (D) | Henry County | 1919 | 1980 | 1991 | 1991 |
| 52nd | Moss. Thomas W. Jr. (D) | Norfolk | 1928 | 1991 | 2000 | 2015 |
| 53rd | Wilkins, S. Vance Jr. (R) | Amherst County | 1936 | 2000 | 2002 | |
| 54th | Howell, William J. (R) | Stafford County | 1943 | 2003 | present |
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.
See also
- List of Speakers of the Virginia House of Burgesses
- Category:Speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates
References
- Jamerson, Bruce F. (Fall 2002). "Interpreting the Rules: Speaker's Resignation Challenges; Virginia House of Delegates" (PDF). Journal of the American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- Jamerson, Bruce F., Clerk of the House of Delegates, supervising (2007). Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Delegates, 1776-2007. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia House of Delegates.
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