List of speakers of the Indiana House of Representatives explained

Post:Speaker
Body:the Indiana House of Representatives
Insignia:Seal of the State of Indiana.svg
Insigniacaption:Seal of Indiana
Incumbent:Todd Huston
Incumbentsince:March 9, 2020
Style:The Honorable
Style1:Mister Speaker
Appointer:Elected by the Indiana House of Representatives
Inaugural:Isaac Newton Blackford

The speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives is the highest official in the Indiana House of Representatives, customarily elected from the ranks of the majority party. As in most Anglophone countries and provinces, the speaker presides over the lower house of the legislature.

The current speaker is Todd Huston.[1]

List of speakers of the Indiana House of Representatives

Speakers of the Indiana House of Representatives[2]
class = unsortable Assy.NamePartyDistrictclass = unsortable Term of service
1stIsaac Newton Blackford UnaffiliatedKnoxNovember 4, 1816 – December 1, 1817
2ndAmos Lane UnaffiliatedDearbornDecember 1, 1817 – December 7, 1818
3rdWilliamson Dunn UnaffiliatedJefferson, Jennings,
& Ripley		December 7, 1818 – November 19, 1821
4th
5th
6thSamuel Milroy UnaffiliatedWashington & ScottNovember 19, 1821 – December 2, 1822
7thGeneral Washington Johnston UnaffiliatedKnoxDecember 2, 1822 – December 1, 1823
8thDavid Hervey Maxwell UnaffiliatedMonroeDecember 1, 1823 – January 10, 1824
9thStephen Stevens UnaffiliatedSwitzerlandJanuary 10, 1825 – December 5, 1825
10thRobert Morgan Evans UnaffiliatedGibsonDecember 5, 1825 – December 4, 1826
11thHarbin H. Moore UnaffiliatedHarrisonDecember 4, 1826 – December 1, 1828
12th
13thIsaac Howk UnaffiliatedClarkDecember 1, 1828 – December 7, 1829
14thRoss Smiley UnaffiliatedUnionDecember 7, 1829 – December 6, 1830
15thIsaac Howk UnaffiliatedClarkDecember 6, 1830 – December 5, 1831
16thHarbin H. Moore UnaffiliatedFloydDecember 5, 1831 – December 3, 1832
17thJohn Wesley Davis UnaffiliatedSullivanDecember 3, 1832 – December 2, 1833
18thNathan B. Palmer UnaffiliatedJeffersonDecember 2, 1833 – December 1, 1834
19thJames Gregory WhigWarrenDecember 1, 1834 – December 7, 1835
20thCaleb Blood Smith WhigFayetteDecember 7, 1835 – December 4, 1837
21st
22ndThomas Jefferson Evans WhigFountainDecember 4, 1837 – December 2, 1839
23rd
24thJames G. Read DemocraticClarkDecember 2, 1839 – December 7, 1840
25thSamuel Judah WhigKnoxDecember 7, 1840 – December 6, 1841
26thJohn Wesley Davis DemocraticSullivanDecember 6, 1841 – December 5, 1842
27thThomas Jefferson Henley DemocraticClarkDecember 5, 1842 – December 4, 1843
28thAndrew L. Robinson DemocraticCarrollDecember 4, 1843 – December 2, 1844
29thAlexander Campbell Stevenson WhigPutnamDecember 2, 1844 – December 1, 1845
30thJohn S. Simonson DemocraticClarkDecember 1, 1845 – December 7, 1846
31stRobert N. Carnan WhigKnoxDecember 7, 1846 – December 6, 1847
32ndWilliam A. Porter WhigHarrisonDecember 6, 1847 – December 4, 1848
33rdGeorge W. Carr DemocraticLawrenceDecember 4, 1848 – December 30, 1850
34th
35thEbenezer Dumont DemocraticDearbornDecember 30, 1850 – December 1, 1851
36thJohn Wesley Davis DemocraticSullivanDecember 1, 1851 – April 6, 1852
Vacant (April 6–8, 1852)
William Hayden English DemocraticScottApril 8, 1852 – November 3, 1852
37thOliver Brooks Torbet DemocraticDearbornNovember 3, 1852 – November 8, 1854
38thDavid Kilgore Indiana People'sDelawareNovember 8, 1854 – November 5, 1856
39thBallard Smith DemocraticPerryNovember 5, 1856 – November 3, 1858
40thJonathan W. Gordon RepublicanMarionNovember 3, 1858 – November 7, 1860
41stCyrus M. Allen RepublicanKnoxNovember 7, 1860 – November 5, 1862
42ndSamuel Hamilton Buskirk DemocraticMonroeNovember 5, 1862 – November 9, 1864
43rdJohn Pettit RepublicanWabashNovember 9, 1864 – November 7, 1866
44thDavid C. Branham RepublicanJeffersonNovember 7, 1866 – November 4, 1868
45thAmbrose P. Stanton RepublicanMarionNovember 4, 1868 – April 8, 1869
George A. Buskirk RepublicanMonroeApril 8, 1869 – November 9, 1870
46thWilliam G. Mack DemocraticVigoNovember 9, 1870 – November 6, 1872
47thWilliam K. Edwards RepublicanVigoNovember 6, 1872 – November 4, 1874
48thDavid Turpie DemocraticMarionNovember 4, 1874 – November 8, 1876
49thJohn Overmyer RepublicanJenningsNovember 8, 1876 – November 6, 1878
50thHenry Sullivan Cauthorn DemocraticKnoxNovember 6, 1878 – November 3, 1880
51stWilliam Marion Ridpath RepublicanClay, Hendricks,
& Putnam		November 3, 1880 – November 8, 1882
52ndWilliam D. Bynum DemocraticMarionNovember 8, 1882 – November 5, 1884
53rdCharles L. Jewett DemocraticClark, Floyd,
& Scott		November 5, 1884 – November 3, 1886
54thWarren G. Sayre RepublicanWabashNovember 3, 1886 – November 7, 1888
55thMason J. Niblack DemocraticKnoxNovember 7, 1888 – November 9, 1892
56th
57thJames B. Curtis DemocraticMarion & ShelbyNovember 9, 1892 – November 7, 1894
58thJustus C. Adams RepublicanMarionNovember 7, 1894 – November 9, 1896
59thHenry C. Petitt RepublicanWabashNovember 9, 1896 – November 9, 1898
60thFrank L. Littleton RepublicanMarionNovember 9, 1898 – 7, 1900
61stSamuel R. Artman RepublicanBoone, Hamilton,
Madison & Montgomery		November 7, 1900 – November 5, 1902
62ndHenry Wright Marshall, Sr. RepublicanTippecanoe & WarrenNovember 5, 1902 – November 9, 1904
63rdSidney W. Cantwell RepublicanBlackford, Jay,
& Randolph		November 9, 1904 – November 7, 1906
64thEmmett Forrest Branch RepublicanMorganNovember 7, 1906 – November 4, 1908
65thThomas Michael Honan DemocraticJacksonNovember 4, 1908 – November 9, 1910
66thAlbert Julius Veneman DemocraticGibson, Knox,
& Vanderburgh		November 9, 1910 – November 6, 1912
67thHomer Livingston Cook DemocraticMarionNovember 6, 1912 – November 4, 1914
68thCharles Haddon Bedwell DemocraticSullivanNovember 4, 1914 – November 8, 1916
69thJesse E. Eschbach RepublicanKosciuskoNovember 8, 1916 – November 3, 1920
70th
71stJohn F. McClure RepublicanMadisonNovember 3, 1920 – December 14, 1921
Claude A. Smith RepublicanGibsonDecember 14, 1921 – November 8, 1922
72ndRaymond C. Morgan RepublicanHenryNovember 8, 1922 – November 4, 1924
73rdHarry G. Leslie RepublicanTippecanoe & WarrenNovember 5, 1924 – November 7, 1928
74th
75thJames Merrill Knapp RepublicanWayneNovember 7, 1928 – November 5, 1930
76thWalter D. Myers DemocraticMarionNovember 5, 1930 – November 9, 1932
77thHenry C. Crawford DemocraticUnion & WayneNovember 9, 1932 – November 7, 1934
78thEdward H. Stein DemocraticGreeneNovember 7, 1934 – November 9, 1938
79th
80thJames M. Knapp RepublicanWayneNovember 9, 1938 – November 4, 1942
81st
82ndWilliam H. Creighton RepublicanKosciuskoNovember 4, 1942 – November 3, 1948
83rd
84th
85thRobert H. Heller DemocraticAdams & WellsNovember 3, 1948 – November 8, 1950
86thWinfred O. Hughes RepublicanAllenNovember 8, 1950 – November 5, 1952
87thJames D. Allen RepublicanOrange & WashingtonNovember 5, 1952 – November 3, 1954
88thGeorge S. Diener RepublicanMarionNovember 3, 1954 – November 5, 1958
89th
90thBirch Bayh DemocraticVigoNovember 5, 1958 – November 9, 1960
91stRichard W. Guthrie RepublicanMarionNovember 9, 1960 – November 4, 1964
92nd
93rdRichard C. Bodine DemocraticSt. JosephNovember 4, 1964 – November 9, 1966
94thOtis Bowen Republican8th DistrictNovember 9, 1966 – November 8, 1972
95th
96th
97thKermit O. Burrous Republican22nd DistrictNovember 8, 1972 – November 6, 1974
98thPhillip E. Bainbridge Democratic2nd DistrictNovember 6, 1974 – November 3, 1976
99thKermit O. Burrous Republican22nd DistrictNovember 3, 1976 – November 5, 1980
100th
101stJ. Roberts Dailey Republican37th DistrictNovember 5, 1980 – November 3, 1982
102nd35th DistrictNovember 3, 1982 – November 5, 1986
103rd
104thPaul S. Mannweiler Republican49th DistrictNovember 5, 1986 – November 9, 1988
105thPaul S. Mannweiler Republican49th DistrictNovember 9, 1988 – November 7, 1990
Michael K. Phillips Democratic74th District
106thMichael K. Phillips Democratic74th DistrictNovember 7, 1990 – November 9, 1994
107th
108thPaul S. Mannweiler Republican87th DistrictNovember 9, 1994 – November 6, 1996
109thJohn R. Gregg Democratic45th DistrictNovember 6, 1996 – November 6, 2002
110th
111th
112thPat Bauer Democratic6th DistrictNovember 6, 2002 – November 3, 2004
113thBrian Bosma Republican88th DistrictNovember 3, 2004 – November 8, 2006
114thPat Bauer Democratic6th DistrictNovember 8, 2006 – November 3, 2010
115th
116thBrian Bosma Republican88th DistrictNovember 3, 2010 – March 9, 2020
117th
118th
119th
120th
Todd Huston Republican37th DistrictMarch 9, 2020 – incumbent

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fishers Rep. Todd Huston to serve as House speaker after Brian Bosma retires. Indianapolis Star. en. 2020-01-17.
  2. Web site: Speakers of the Indiana House. 3 March 2015 . Capitol&Washington. 4 December 2019.

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