List of speakers of the Arkansas House of Representatives

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Speaker of Arkansas House of Representatives
Seal of the Arkansas House of Representatives.svg
House of Representatives seal
Incumbent
Matthew Shepherd
since June 15, 2018
Style The Honorable (diplomatic)
Mister Speaker (within the assembly)
Seat Arkansas State Capitol
AppointerArkansas House of Representatives
Term length Two years
Constituting instrument Constitution of Arkansas
Inaugural holder John Wilson
FormationSeptember 12, 1836
Succession4th
Website http://www.arkansashouse.org/

The Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives is the speaker (presiding officer) of the Arkansas House of Representatives, the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly. They serve as the leader and head of the Arkansas House, and can control what legislation comes to a vote. The Speaker's counterpart in the State Senate is the President of the Senate. There has never been a woman speaker. [1]

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Position legacy

Some early Speakers went on to prominent political careers or leveraged the position into statewide positions. John Roane, James Berry, James P. Eagle and others became governor in the years after serving as Speaker. J. C. Tappan was twice nominated by the Democrats, but declined to run both times. Albert Rust, Edward A. Warren, and Lewis E. Sawyer became US Representatives.

In recent times, the Speaker has been a veteran member of the General Assembly.

Territorial House of Representatives

List of speakers

James Berry served as Speaker during Elisha Baxter's extraordinary session in 1874. AR James Berry.jpg
James Berry served as Speaker during Elisha Baxter's extraordinary session in 1874.
#SpeakerTook officeLeft officePartyNotesSession
1 John Wilson September 12, 1836 [3] December 4, 1837 [4] Democratic [lower-alpha 1] 1st
2 Grandison Royston December 4, 1837 [6] November 5, 1838 [7] Democratic [lower-alpha 2] 1st
3 Gilbert Marshall November 5, 1838 [9] November 2, 1840 [10] Democratic 2nd
4 George Hill November 2, 1840 [11] November 7, 1842 [12] Democratic 3rd
5 W. S. Oldham November 7, 1842 [13] November 4, 1844 [14] Democratic 4th
6 John S. Roane November 4, 1844 [15] November 2, 1846 [16] Democratic 5th
7 Albert Rust November 2, 1846 [17] November 4, 1848 [18] Democratic 6th
8 Edward A. Warren November 4, 1848 [19] November 4, 1850 [20] Democratic 7th
9 T. B. Flournoy November 4, 1850 [21] November 1, 1852 [22] Democratic 8th
10 Benjamin P. Jett November 1, 1852 [23] November 6, 1854 [24] Democratic 9th
11 Samuel Mitchell November 6, 1854 [25] November 1, 1858 [26] Democratic 10th, 11th
12 O. H. Oates November 1, 1858 [27] November 5, 1860 [28] Democratic 12th
13 Bradley Bunch [29] November 5, 1860 [30] November 5, 1862 [31] Democratic 13th
14 John Harrell November 5, 1862 [32] April 11, 1864 [33] Democratic 14th
15 H. B. Allis April 11, 1864 [34] September 22, 1864 [35] Democratic 15th
J. F. Lowry September 22, 1864 [36] October 2, 1864 [37] Democratic In exile
16Bradley BunchNovember 5, 1866 [38] April 2, 1868 [39] Democratic 16th
17 J. G. Price April 2, 1868 [40] January 2, 1871 [41] Democratic 17th
18 C. W. Tankersley January 2, 1871 [42] May 11, 1874 [43] Democratic 18th, 19th
19 James Berry May 11, 1874 [44] May 28, 1874 [45] Democratic [lower-alpha 3] 19th
20 A. A. Pennington November 10, 1874 [47] January 8, 1877 [48] Democratic 20th
21 D. L. Kilgore January 8, 1877 [49] January 13, 1879 [50] Democratic 21st
22 J. T. Bearden January 13, 1879 [51] January 8, 1881 [52] Democratic 22nd
23 George Thornburgh January 8, 1881 [53] January 8, 1883 [54] Democratic 23rd
24 W. C. Braley January 8, 1883 [55] January 12, 1885 [56] Democratic 24th
25 James P. Eagle January 12, 1885 [57] January 10, 1887 [58] Democratic 25th
26 J. M. Hewitt January 10, 1887 [59] January 10, 1889 [60] Democratic 26th
27 B. B. Hudgins January 10, 1889 [61] January 12, 1891 [62] Democratic 27th
28 Elias W. Rector January 12, 1891 [63] January 9, 1893 [64] Democratic 28th
29 T. C. Humphrey January 9, 1893 [65] January 14, 1895 [66] Democratic 29th
30 John C. Colquitt January 14, 1895 [67] January 11, 1897 [68] Democratic 30th
31 J. C. Tappan January 11, 1897 [69] January 9, 1899 [70] Democratic 31st
32 A. F. Vandeventer January 9, 1899 [71] January 14, 1901 [72] Democratic 32nd
33 T. H. Humphreys January 14, 1901 [73] January 12, 1903 [74] Democratic 33rd
34 John I. Moore January 12, 1903 [75] January 9, 1905 [76] Democratic 34th
35 William W. Cate January 9, 1905 [77] January 14, 1907 [78] Democratic 35th
36 Allen Hamiter January 14, 1907 [79] January 11, 1909 [80] Democratic 36th
37 F. E. Brown January 11, 1909 [81] January 12, 1911 [82] Democratic 37th
38 R. F. Milwee January 12, 1911 [83] January 13, 1913 [84] Democratic 38th
39 Joe Hardage January 13, 1913 [85] January 11, 1915 [86] Democratic 39th
40 L. E. Sawyer January 11, 1915 [87] January 8, 1917 [88] Democratic 40th
41 Lee Cazort January 8, 1917 [89] January 13, 1919 [90] Democratic 41st
42 C. P. Newton January 13, 1919 [91] Democratic [lower-alpha 4] 42nd
43 Joe Joiner January 26, 1920 [93] January 8, 1923 [94] Democratic [lower-alpha 5] 42nd, 43rd
44 Howard Reed January 8, 1923 [96] January 12, 1925 [97] Democratic 44th
45 Thomas A. Hill January 12, 1925 [98] January 10, 1927 [99] Democratic 45th
46 Reece Caudle January 10, 1927 [100] January 14, 1929 [101] Democratic 46th
47 W. H. Abington January 14, 1929 [102] January 12, 1931 [103] Democratic 47th
48 Irving C. Neale January 12, 1931 [104] January 9, 1933 [105] Democratic 48th
49 Kemp Toney January 9, 1933 [106] January 14, 1935 [107] Democratic 49th
50 Harve B. Thorn January 14, 1935 [108] January 11, 1937 [109] Democratic 50th
51 John M. Bransford January 11, 1937 [110] January 13, 1941 [111] Democratic 51st, 52nd
52 Means Wilkinson January 13, 1941 [112] January 11, 1943 [113] Democratic 53rd
53 R. W. Griffith January 11, 1943 [114] January 8, 1945 [115] Democratic 54th
54 Horace Northcutt January 8, 1945 [116] January 13, 1947 [117] Democratic 55th
55 Roy L. Riales Sr. January 13, 1947 [118] January 10, 1949 [119] Democratic 56th
56 Carl Hendrix January 10, 1949 [120] January 8, 1951 [121] Democratic 57th
57 James R. Campbell January 8, 1951 [122] January 12, 1953 [123] Democratic 58th
58 Carroll Hollensworth January 12, 1953 [124] January 10, 1955 [125] Democratic 59th
59 Charles F. Smith January 10, 1955 [126] January 14, 1957 [127] Democratic 60th
60 Glenn Walther January 14, 1957 [128] January 12, 1959 [129] Democratic 61st
61 E. C. Fleeman January 12, 1959 [130] January 9, 1961 [131] Democratic 62nd
62 John P. Bethell January 9, 1961 [132] January 14, 1963 [133] Democratic 63rd
63 Marion Crank January 14, 1963 [134] January 11, 1965 [135] Democratic 64th
64 J. H. Cottrell Jr. January 11, 1965 [136] January 19, 1967 [137] Democratic 65th
65 Sterling R. Cockrill January 9, 1967 [138] January 13, 1969 [139] Democratic 66th
66 Hayes McClerkin January 13, 1969 [140] January 11, 1971 [141] Democratic 67th
67 Ray S. Smith, Jr. January 11, 1971 [142] January 8, 1973 [143] Democratic 68th
68 Buddy Turner January 8, 1973 [144] January 13, 1975 [145] Democratic 69th
69 Cecil L. Alexander January 13, 1975 [146] January 10, 1977 [147] Democratic 70th
70 James L. Shaver, Jr. January 10, 1977 [148] January 8, 1979 [149] Democratic 71st
71 John E. Miller January 8, 1979 [150] January 12, 1981 [151] Democratic 72nd
72 Lloyd McCuiston January 12, 1981 [152] January 10, 1983 [153] Democratic 73rd
73 John Paul Capps January 10, 1983 [154] January 14, 1985 [155] Democratic 74th
74 Lacy Landers January 14, 1985 [156] January 1987 [157] Democratic 75th
75 Ernest Cunningham January 1987 [158] January 1989 [159] Democratic 76th
76 B. G. Hendrix January 1989 [160] January 1991 [161] Democratic 77th
77 John Lipton January 1991 [162] January 1993 [163] Democratic 78th
78 Doc Bryan January 1993 [164] January 1995 [165] Democratic 79th
79 Bobby Hogue January 1995 [166] January 1999 [167] Democratic 80th, 81st
80 Bob Johnson January 1999January 2001Democratic 82nd
81 Shane Broadway January 2001January 2003Democratic 83rd
82 Herschel W. Cleveland January 2003January 2005Democratic 84th
83 Bill Stovall January 2005January 2007Democratic 85th
84 Benny Petrus January 2007January 2009Democratic 86th
85 Robbie Wills January 2009January 2011Democratic 87th
86 Robert S. Moore Jr. January 2011January 2013Democratic 88th
87 Davy Carter January 2013January 2015Republican 89th
88 Jeremy Gillam January 2015June 15, 2018Republican [lower-alpha 6] 90th, 91st
89 Matthew Shepherd June 15, 2018PresentRepublican 91st, 92nd
Notes:
  1. Expelled from the House for killing J. J. Anthony. [5]
  2. Special session [8]
  3. Extraordinary Session [46]
  4. Resigned. [92]
  5. Elected Speaker for the Third Extraordinary Session of the 42nd General Assembly. [95]
  6. Resigned. [168]

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