List of speakers of the Maryland House of Delegates

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Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates
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Seal of Maryland
Incumbent
Adrienne A. Jones
since May 1, 2019
StyleThe Honorable (diplomatic)
Madam Speaker (within the assembly)
Inaugural holderThomas Wootton
1777
FormationMaryland State Constitution
WebsiteMaryland House of Delegates

The Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates presides as speaker over the House of Delegates in the state of Maryland in the United States.


List of speakers[]

Order Name District Session(s)
1 Thomas Wootton[1] Montgomery February 1777
2 Talbot March 1777 to March 1778
3 [2] Calvert March 1778 to July 1779
4 Prince George's November 1779 to June 1780
5 Queen Anne's October 1780 to May 1781
6 Turbutt Wright[3] Queen Anne's June 11, 1781 to June 14, 1781
6 Baltimore November 1781 to November 1788
7 George Dent Charles November 1789 to November 1790
8 Levin Winder (F) Somerset November 1791 to November 1793
9 John Parnham Charles November 1794
10 Kent November 1794
11 Philip Key St. Mary's November 1795 to November 1796
12 James Carroll Baltimore November 1797
13 St. Mary's November 1797
14 Charles November 1798 to November 1799
15 Anne Arundel November 1800
16 Queen Anne's November 1801 to November 1802
17 Baltimore November 1803
18 Queen Anne's November 1804
19 Baltimore November 1805 to November 1807
20 Levin Winder Somerset November 1808 to June 1809
21 Baltimore November 1809 to June 1812
22 John Carlyle Herbert (F) Prince George's November 1812 to December 1813
23 Charles December 1814 to December 1815
24 Charles December 1816 to December 1817
25 Queen Anne's December 1818
26 Baltimore December 1819 to December 1821
27 William Hammond Marriott Anne Arundel December 1822
28 Baltimore December 1823
29 William Hammond Marriott Anne Arundel December 1824
30 Benedict Joseph Semmes (D) Prince George's December 1825
31 John Grant Chapman (W) Charles December 1826
32 James W. McCulloh Baltimore December 1826
33 John Grant Chapman (W) Charles December 1827 to December 1828
34 Francis Thomas (D) Frederick December 1829
35 St. Mary's December 1830 to December 1832
36 Queen Anne's December 1833
37 St. Mary's December 1834
38 Prince George's December 1835 to December 1836
39 Prince George's December 1837
40 Charles Sterrett Ridgely Anne Arundel December 1838
41 James Wray Williams (D) Harford December 1839
41 Charles Sterrett Ridgely Anne Arundel December 1840 to March 1841
42 (D) Frederick December 1841
43 John Carroll LeGrand (D) Baltimore City December 1841
44 (D) Frederick December 1842
45 William H. Watson Baltimore City December 1843
46 John Grant Chapman Charles December 1844
47 Somerset December 1845
48 John P. Kennedy (W) Baltimore City December 1846
49 St. Mary's December 1847
50 John Rankin Franklin (W) Worcester December 1849
51 Baltimore City January 1852 to January 1853
52 St. Mary's January 1854
53 Baltimore City January 1856
54 Baltimore January 1858
55 Anne Arundel January 1860 to July 1861
56 Baltimore December 1861 to January 1862
57 Calvert January 1864
58 (Natl Union) Baltimore City, District 2 January 1865 to January 1866
59 (D) Anne Arundel January 1867
60 (D) Baltimore City, District 1 January 1868
61 Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe (D) Baltimore City, District 2 January 1870
62 Arthur Pue Gorman (D) Howard January 1872
63 Jesse K. Hines (D) Kent January 1874
64 (D) Washington January 1876
65 Fetter S. Hoblitzell (D) Baltimore City, District 1 January 1878
66 Hiram McCullough (D) Cecil January 1880
67 (D) Baltimore City, District 3 January 1882
68 (D) Baltimore City, District 2 January 1884
69 (D) Talbot January 1886
70 (D) Worcester January 1888
71 John Hubner (D) Baltimore January 1890
72 (D) Harford January 1892
73 James H. Preston (D) Baltimore City, District 2 January 1894
74 Sydney Emanuel Mudd I (R) Charles January 1896
75 (R) Baltimore City, District 3 January 1898
76 (D) Worcester January 1900
77 Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe (D) Baltimore City, District 2 March 1901
78 (D) Harford January 1902 to April 1902
79 (D) Baltimore January 1904
80 Carville D. Benson (D) Baltimore January 1906
81 (D) Prince George's January 1908
82 (D) Cecil January 1910
83 (D) Baltimore City, District 3 January 1912 to January 1914
84 (D) Montgomery January 1916
85 (D) Baltimore June 1917
86 (R) Carroll January 1918
87 Millard Tydings (D) Harford January 1920 to September 1920
88 (D) Harford January 1922
89 (D) Baltimore City, District 2 January 1924
90 E. Brooke Lee (D) Montgomery January 1927 to July 1930
91 (D) Baltimore City, District 2 January 1931
92 (D) Baltimore City, District 3 January 1933 to November 1933
93 (D) Baltimore City, District 4 January 1935 to April 1937
94 (D) Baltimore City, District 5 January 1939 to January 1943
95 (D) Prince George's March 1944 to December 1946
96 (D) Howard January 1947 to November 1950
97 (D) Baltimore City, District 5 January 1951 to June 1958
98 (D) Prince George's January 1959 to May 1962
99 (D) Baltimore January 1963
100 Marvin Mandel (D) Baltimore City, District 5 February 1964 to January 1969
101 Thomas Hunter Lowe (D) Talbot January 1969 to July 1973
102 John Hanson Briscoe (D) St. Mary's, later District 29 November 1973 to January 1978
103 Benjamin L. Cardin (D) Baltimore City, District 42 January 1979 to January 1986
104 R. Clayton Mitchell, Jr. (D) Kent, District 36 January 1987 to January 1993
105 Casper R. Taylor, Jr. (D) Allegany, District 1c January 8, 1994 to January 8, 2003
106 Michael E. Busch (D) Anne Arundel, District 30 January 8, 2003 to April 7, 2019
107 Adrienne A. Jones Baltimore, District 10 April 7, 2019 to May 1, 2019 (acting)

May 1, 2019–present

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ Wooton was forced to leave his position because of a family situation with his brother, and, on March 13, 1777, Nicholas Thomas was chosen to replace him.
  2. ^ Fitzhugh was elected speaker after the resignation of Thomas
  3. ^ Wright served only a few days as speaker while Bruff was absent due to illness

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