List of speakers of the Ohio House of Representatives
| Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
|---|---|
since January 3, 2023 | |
| Style | The Honorable |
| Appointer | Elected by the Ohio House of Representatives |
| Inaugural holder | Michael Baldwin |
The speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the Ohio House of Representatives. The Speaker is third in line to the Office of the Governor
| Term | Name | Party | Home county |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 1, 1803 – December 4, 1803 | Michael Baldwin | Democratic-Republican[1] | Ross |
| December 5, 1803 – December 2, 1804 | Elias Langham | Democratic-Republican | Ross |
| December 3, 1804 – December 1, 1805 | Michael Baldwin (2) | Democratic-Republican | Ross |
| December 2, 1805 – November 30, 1806 | John Sloane | Democratic-Republican | Jefferson |
| December 1, 1806 – December 6, 1807 | Abraham Shepherd | Democratic-Republican | Adams |
| December 7, 1807 – December 4, 1808 | Philemon Beecher | Democratic-Republican | Fairfield |
| December 5, 1808 – December 3, 1809 | Alexander Campbell | Democratic-Republican | Adams |
| December 4, 1809 – December 1, 1811 | Edward Tiffin | Democratic-Republican | Ross |
| December 2, 1811 – December 6, 1812 | Matthias Corwin | Democratic-Republican | Warren |
| December 7, 1812 – December 3, 1815 | John Pollock | Clermont | |
| December 4, 1815 – December 1, 1816 | Matthias Corwin (2) | Democratic-Republican | Warren |
| December 2, 1816 – November 30, 1817 | Thomas Kirker | Democratic-Republican | Adams |
| December 1, 1817 – December 6, 1818 | Duncan McArthur | Democratic-Republican | Ross |
| December 7, 1818 – December 2, 1821 | Joseph Richardson | Columbiana | |
| December 3, 1821 – December 1, 1822 | John Bigger | Democratic-Republican | Warren |
| December 2, 1822 – December 5, 1824 | Joseph Richardson (2) | Columbiana | |
| December 6, 1824 – December 4, 1825 | Micajah T. Williams | Democratic | Hamilton |
| December 5, 1825 – December 3, 1826 | William W. Irvin | Democratic | Fairfield |
| December 4, 1826 – December 2, 1827 | David Higgins | Democratic | Butler |
| December 3, 1827 – December 6, 1829 | Edward King | National Republican | Ross |
| December 7, 1829 – December 5, 1830 | Thomas L. Hamer | Democratic | Brown |
| December 6, 1830 – December 4, 1831 | James Martin Bell | Whig | Guernsey |
| December 5, 1831 – December 2, 1832 | William Blackstone Hubbard | Whig | Belmont |
| December 3, 1832 – December 1, 1833 | David T. Disney | Democratic | Hamilton |
| December 2, 1833 – November 30, 1834 | John H. Keith | Democratic | Muskingum |
| December 1, 1834 – December 6, 1835 | John M. Creed | Whig | Fairfield |
| December 7, 1835 – December 4, 1836 | William Sawyer | Democratic | Montgomery |
| December 5, 1836 – December 3, 1837 | William Medill | Democratic | Fairfield |
| December 4, 1837 – December 2, 1838 | Charles Anthony | Whig | Clark |
| December 3, 1838 – December 1, 1839 | James J. Faran | Democratic | Hamilton |
| December 2, 1839 – December 6, 1840 | Thomas J. Buchanan | Democratic | Clermont |
| December 7, 1840 – December 5, 1841 | Seabury Ford | Whig | Geauga |
| December 6, 1841 – December 4, 1842 | Rufus P. Spalding | Democratic | Summit |
| December 5, 1842 – December 3, 1843 | John Chaney | Democratic | Fairfield |
| December 4, 1843 – December 1, 1844 | John M. Gallagher | Whig | Madison |
| December 2, 1844 – November 30, 1845 | John M. Gallagher | Whig | Clark |
| December 1, 1845 – December 6, 1846 | Elias Franklin Drake | Whig | Greene |
| December 7, 1846 – December 5, 1847 | William P. Cutler | Whig | Washington |
| December 6, 1847 – December 3, 1848 | Joseph S. Hawkins | Whig | Preble |
| December 4, 1848 – December 2, 1849 | John G. Breslin | Democratic | Seneca |
| December 3, 1849 – December 1, 1850 | Benjamin F. Leiter | Democratic | Stark |
| December 2, 1850 – January 4, 1852 | John F. Morse | Free Soil | Ashtabula |
| January 5, 1852 – January 1, 1854 | James C. Johnson | Democratic | Medina |
| January 2, 1854 – January 6, 1856 | Francis C. LeBlond | Democratic | Mercer |
| January 7, 1856 – January 3, 1858 | Nelson H. Van Vorhes | Republican | Athens |
| January 4, 1858 – January 1, 1860 | William Burnham Woods | Democratic | Licking |
| January 2, 1860 – January 5, 1862 | Richard C. Parsons | Republican | Cuyahoga |
| January 6, 1862 – December 31, 1865 | James Randolph Hubbell | Republican | Delaware |
| January 1, 1866 – January 5, 1868 | Edwin A. Parrott | Republican | Montgomery |
| January 6, 1868 – January 2, 1870 | John F. Follett | Democratic | Licking |
| January 3, 1870 – December 31, 1871 | A. J. Cunningham | Republican | Hamilton |
| January 1, 1872 – January 4, 1874 | Nelson H. Van Vorhes (2) | Republican | Athens |
| January 5, 1874 – January 2, 1876 | George L. Converse | Democratic | Franklin |
| January 3, 1876 – January 6, 1878 | Charles H. Grosvenor | Republican | Athens |
| January 7, 1878 – January 3, 1880 | James E. Neal | Democratic | Butler |
| January 4, 1880 – January 1, 1882 | Thomas A. Cowgill | Republican | Champaign |
| January 2, 1882 – January 6, 1884 | Orlando J. Hodge | Republican | Cuyahoga |
| January 7, 1884 – January 3, 1886 | Archelaus D. Marsh | Democratic | Mercer |
| January 4, 1886 – January 1, 1888 | John C. Entrekin | Republican | Ross |
| January 2, 1888 – January 5, 1890 | Elbert L. Lampson | Republican | Ashtabula |
| January 6, 1890 – January 3, 1892 | Nial R. Hysell | Democratic | Perry |
| January 4, 1892 – January 2, 1894 | Lewis C. Laylin | Republican | Huron |
| January 3, 1894 – January 5, 1896 | Alexander Boxwell | Republican | Warren |
| January 6, 1896 – January 2, 1898 | David L. Sleeper | Republican | Athens |
| January 3, 1898 – December 31, 1899 | Harry C. Mason | Republican | Cuyahoga |
| January 1, 1900 – January 5, 1902 | Arlington G. Reynolds | Republican | Lake |
| January 6, 1902 – January 3, 1904 | William S. McKinnon | Republican | Ashtabula |
| January 4, 1904 – December 31, 1905 | George T. Thomas | Republican | Huron |
| January 1, 1906 – January 12, 1907 | Carmi A. Thompson | Republican | Lawrence |
| January 13, 1907 – January 3, 1909 | Freeman T. Eagleson | Republican | Guernsey |
| January 4, 1909 – January 1, 1911 | Granville W. Mooney | Republican | Ashtabula |
| January 2, 1911 – January 5, 1913 | Samuel J. Vining | Democratic | Mercer |
| January 6, 1913 – January 3, 1915 | Charles L. Swain | Democratic | Hamilton |
| January 4, 1915 – December 31, 1916 | Charles D. Conover | Republican | Champaign |
| January 1, 1917 – January 5, 1919 | E. J. Hopple | Democratic | Cuyahoga |
| January 6, 1919 – January 2, 1921 | Carl R. Kimball | Republican | Lake |
| January 3, 1921 – December 31, 1922 | Rupert R. Beetham | Republican | Harrison |
| January 1, 1923 – January 4, 1925 | H. H. Griswold | Republican | Geauga |
| January 5, 1925 – January 14, 1926 | Harry D. Silver | Republican | Preble |
| January 15, 1926 – January 2, 1927 | Robert A. Taft | Republican | Hamilton |
| January 3, 1927 – January 4, 1931 | O. C. Gray | Republican | Harrison |
| January 5, 1931 – January 1, 1933 | Arthur Hamilton | Republican | Warren |
| January 2, 1933 – January 6, 1935 | Frank Cave | Democratic | Richland |
| January 7, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | J. Freer Bittinger | Democratic | Ashland |
| January 4, 1937 – January 1, 1939 | Frank R. Uible | Democratic | Cuyahoga |
| January 2, 1939 – December 31, 1944 | William M. McCulloch | Republican | Miami |
| January 1, 1945 – January 5, 1947 | Jackson E. Betts | Republican | Hancock |
| January 6, 1947 – January 2, 1949 | C. William O'Neill | Republican | Washington |
| January 3, 1949 – December 31, 1950 | John F. Cantwell | Democratic | Mahoning |
| January 1, 1951 – January 4, 1953 | Gordon Renner | Republican | Hamilton |
| January 5, 1953 – January 2, 1955 | William B. Saxbe | Republican | Champaign |
| January 3, 1955 – January 4, 1959 | Roger Cloud | Republican | Logan |
| January 5, 1959 – January 1, 1961 | James A. Lantz | Democratic | Fairfield |
| January 2, 1961 – January 1, 1967 | Roger Cloud (2) | Republican | Logan |
| January 2, 1967 – December 31, 1972 | Charles F. Kurfess | Republican | Wood |
| January 1, 1973 – January 5, 1975 | A. G. Lancione | Democratic | Belmont |
| January 6, 1975 – January 2, 1995 | Vernal G. Riffe Jr. | Democratic | Scioto |
| January 3, 1995 – January 2, 2001 | Jo Ann Davidson | Republican | Franklin |
| January 2, 2001 – January 3, 2005 | Larry Householder | Republican | Perry |
| January 3, 2005 – January 5, 2009 | Jon Husted | Republican | Montgomery |
| January 5, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | Armond Budish | Democratic | Cuyahoga |
| January 3, 2011 – January 5, 2015 | William G. Batchelder | Republican | Medina |
| January 5, 2015 – April 12, 2018 | Cliff Rosenberger | Republican | Clinton |
| April 12, 2018 – June 6, 2018 | Kirk Schuring - Interim Speaker | Republican | Stark |
| June 6, 2018 - January 7, 2019 | Ryan Smith | Republican | Gallia |
| January 7, 2019 – July 30, 2020 | Larry Householder (2) | Republican | Perry |
| July 30, 2020 – January 3, 2023 | Robert R. Cupp | Republican | Allen |
| January 3, 2023 – | Jason Stephens | Republican | Lawrence |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Scioto Gazette, vol. 3, no. 137, Chillicothe, Ohio, January 15, 1803
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- Bell, William Jr. (1876). Annual report of the Secretary of State to the Governor and General Assembly for the year 1875... Ohio Secretary of State. | (party affiliations for pre-1874)