List of speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates

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The following people have served as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates.

List of speakers[]

Parties

  No party   Democratic   Republican   Democratic-Republican   Whig   Re-adjuster   Conservative

# Picture Name County or city Party Term began Term ended
1 Edmund Pendleton 1872 crop.jpg Edmund Pendleton Caroline County None 1776 1776
2 WytheGeorge.jpg George Wythe Williamsburg None 1777 1778
3 Benharrv.JPG Benjamin Harrison V Charles City County None 1778 1781
4 Charles Willson Peale - Richard Henry Lee - NPG.74.5 - National Portrait Gallery.jpg Richard Henry Lee Westmoreland County None 1781 1781
5 John Tyler Sr.jpg John Tyler Sr. Charles City County None 1781 1785
3 Benharrv.JPG Benjamin Harrison V Charles City County None 1785 1786
6 Joseph Prentis.png Joseph Prentis Williamsburg None 1786 1788
7 - William Duke James City County None 1788 1794
8 - John Wise Accomack County None 1794 1799
9 - Larkin Smith King and Queen County None 1799 1802
10 - Edmund Harrison Amelia County None 1802 1803
11 - Hugh Holmes Frederick County None 1803 1805
12 - Peter Johnston Jr. Prince Edward County None 1805 1807
13 Speaker Hugh Nelson.png Hugh Nelson Albemarle County Democratic-Republican 1807 1809
14 Portrait of James Barbour, by Chester Harding.jpg James Barbour Orange County Democratic-Republican 1809 1812
15 - Albemarle County Democratic-Republican 1812 1816
16 Speaker Robert Stanard.png Robert Stanard Spotsylvania County None 1816 1817
17 Speaker Linn Banks.png Linn Banks Madison County Democratic 1817 1838
18 Thomas Gilmer newer.jpeg Thomas W. Gilmer Albemarle County Whig 1839 1840
19 - Valentine W. Southall Albemarle County None 1840 1842
20 Joel Holleman.jpg Joel Holleman Isle of Wight County Democratic 1842 1844
21 William O. Goode.jpg William O. Goode Mecklenburg County Democratic 1845 1846
22 JohnWinstonJones.jpg John W. Jones Chesterfield County Democratic 1847 1847
23 James F. Strother.jpg James F. Strother Rappahannock County Whig 1847 1848
24 - Henry L. Hopkins Powhatan County Democratic 1848 1850
25 George Washington Hopkins.png George W. Hopkins Washington County None 1850 1852
26 - Oscar M. Crutchfield Spotsylvania County None 1852 1861
27 James L Kemper.jpg James L. Kemper Madison County Democratic 1861 1863
28 Hugh White Sheffey.png Hugh W. Sheffey Augusta County None 1863 1865
29 John Brown Baldwin by Anderson Studio, Richmond.png John B. Baldwin Augusta County Conservative 1865 1869
30 - Zephaniah Turner Jr. Rappahannock County Democratic 1869 1871
31 Delegate Hanger 1874.jpg J. Marshall Hanger Augusta County Democratic 1871 1877
32 Speaker Henry Clay Allen.png Henry C. Allen Shenandoah County Democratic 1877 1879
33 Benjamin Lacy.jpg Benjamin W. Lacy New Kent County Democratic 1879 1881
34 Speaker Isaac Fowler.png Isaac C. Fowler Washington County Readjuster 1881 1882
35 Delegate Stuart 1886.jpg Charles E. Stuart Alexandria Democratic 1883 1887
36 Richard Cardwell square.jpg Richard H. Cardwell Hanover County Democratic 1887 1894
37 John F Ryan.jpg John F. Ryan Loudon County Democratic 1894 1899
38 Edward W. Saunders.jpg Edward W. Saunders Franklin County Democratic 1899 1901
37 John F Ryan.jpg John F. Ryan Franklin County Democratic 1901 1906
39 William D Cardwell 1906.jpg William D. Cardwell Hanover County Democratic 1906 1908
40 Richard E Byrd 1912.jpg Richard E. Byrd Winchester Democratic 1908 1914
41 Edwin P Cox 1914 square.jpg Edwin P. Cox Richmond Democratic 1914 1916
42 Harry R Houston 1916 square.jpg Harry R. Houston Elizabeth City County Democratic 1916 1920
43 Richard L Brewer square.jpg Richard L. Brewer Jr. Suffolk Democratic 1920 1926
44 Thomas W Ozlin square.jpg Thomas W. Ozlin Lunenburg County Democratic 1926 1930
45 J Sinclair Brown 1916.jpg J. Sinclair Brown Roanoke County Democratic 1930 1936
46 Speaker Grover Ashton Dovell.png G. Aston Dovell Williamsburg Democratic 1936 1942
47 Thomas Bahnson Stanley.jpg Thomas B. Stanley Henry County Democratic 1942 1946
48 Speaker George Alvin Massenburg.png G. Alvin Massenburg Hampton Democratic 1947 1950
49 Speaker Edgar Blackburn Moore.png E. Blackburn Moore Frederick County Democratic 1950 1968
50 - John Warren Cooke Mathews County Democratic 1968 1980
51 Delegate Philpott 1988.jpg Albert L. Philpott Henry County Democratic 1980 1991
52 Delegate Moss 1988.jpg Tom Moss Norfolk Democratic 1991 2000
53 Delegate Wilkins 1988.jpg S. Vance Wilkins Jr. Amherst County Republican 2000 2002
54 Speaker Bill Howell with GCC President David Sam and Germanna delegation (8506402049) (cropped).jpg William J. Howell Stafford County Republican 2003 2018
55 Del. Kirk Cox at False Cape State Park (cropped).jpg Kirk Cox Colonial Heights Republican 2018 2020
56 Eileen Filler-Corn (cropped).jpg Eileen Filler-Corn Fairfax County Democratic 2020 2022
57 - Todd Gilbert Shenandoah County Republican 2022 Incumbent

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 Year(s) in which elected
1 Linn Banks 20 years, 148 days 11 1817; 1819; 1821; 1823; 1825; 1827; 1829; 1831; 1833; 1835; 1837
2 E. Blackburn Moore 17 years, 364 days 9 1950; 1952; 1954; 1956; 1958; 1960; 1962; 1964; 1966
3 William J. Howell 15 years, 2 days 8 2003; 2004; 2006; 2008; 2010; 2012; 2014; 2016
4 John Warren Cooke 11 years, 364 days 6 1968; 1970; 1972; 1974; 1976; 1978
5 A. L. Philpott 11 years, 262 days 6 1980; 1982; 1984; 1986; 1988; 1990
6 John F. Ryan 9 years, 315 days 5 1894; 1895; 1897; 1901; 1904
7 Oscar M. Crutchfield 9 years, 123 days 5 1852; 1853; 1855; 1857; 1859
8 Thomas W. Moss Jr. 8 years, 54 days 5 1991; 1992; 1994; 1996; 1998
9 Richard H. Cardwell 6 years, 85 days 4 1887; 1889; 1891; 1893
10
(tie) 		Richard E. Byrd Sr. 6 years, 6 days 3 1908; 1910; 1912
Ashton Dovell 3 1936; 1938; 1940
11 J. Sinclair Brown 6 years 3 1930; 1932; 1934
12
(tie) 		J. Marshall Hanger 5 years, 364 days 3 1871; 1873; 1875
Richard L. Brewer Jr. 3 1920; 1922; 1924
13 Thomas B. Stanley 4 years, 295 days 3 1942; 1944; 1946
14 Charles E. Stuart 4 years, 3 days 2 1883; 1885
15 Harry R. Houston 4 years, 2 days 2 1916; 1918
16 Thomas W. Ozlin 3 years, 360 days 2 1926; 1928
17 John Brown Baldwin 3 years, 305 days 1 1865
18 G. Alvin Massenburg 3 years, 5 days 2 1947; 1948
19 Hugh W. Sheffey 2 years, 324 days 2 1863; 1863
20 Vance Wilkins 2 years, 154 days 2 2000; 2002
21 Zephaniah Turner Jr. 2 years, 62 days 1 1869
22 Eileen Filler-Corn 2 years, 3 days 1 2019
23
(tie) 		Henry Clay Allen 1 year, 363 days 1 1877
Isaac C. Fowler 1 1881
Edward W. Saunders 1 1899
William D. Cardwell 1 1906
Edwin P. Cox 1 1914
Kirk Cox 1 2018
24 James L. Kemper 1 year, 43 days 1 1861
25 Benjamin W. Lacy 97 days 1 1879
26 Todd Gilbert 66 days 1 2021

See also[]

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.[dead link]
  • 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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