List of speakers of the West Virginia House of Delegates

The Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates is the presiding officer of the House of Delegates in West Virginia. Since West Virginia's founding in 1863, the following persons have served as Speaker:

Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates
Seal of West Virginia
Incumbent
Roger Hanshaw
since August 29, 2018
West Virginia House of Delegates
StatusPresiding officer
SeatWest Virginia State Capitol, Charleston
AppointerHouse of Delegates
Constituting instrumentWest Virginia Constitution
FormationJune 20, 1863; 161 years ago (1863-06-20)
First holderSpicer Patrick
SuccessionSecond
Websitewww.wvlegislature.gov/House/speaker.cfm

Speakers of the House of Delegates under the Constitution of West Virginia

Order Portrait Name Party Term Residence
1st Spicer Patrick Republican 1863–1864 Kanawha County
2nd Lee Roy Kramer Republican 1864–1866 Monongalia County
3rd David S. Pinnel Republican 1866–1868 Upshur County
4th Henry C. McWhorter Republican 1868–1869 Kanawha County
5th Solomon S. Fleming Republican 1869–1870 Harrison County
6th William M. Welch Republican 1870–1871 Mineral County
7th Elbridge G. Cracraft Democratic 1871–1872 Ohio County
8th Albert E. Summers Democratic 1872–1872 Kanawha County
9th William M. Miller Democratic 1872–1875 Ohio County
10th Alexander W. Monroe Democratic 1875–1877 Hampshire County
11th Eustace Gibson Democratic 1877–1879 Cabell County
12th George H. Moffett Democratic 1879–1881 Pocahontas County
13th Emanuel Willis Wilson Democratic 1881–1883 Kanawha County
14th Joseph J. Woods Democratic 1883–1885, 1889–1891 Ohio County
15th Thomas H. Dennis Democratic 1885–1887 Greenbrier County
16th John M. Rowan Democratic 1887–1889 Monroe County
17th Louis Bennett Democratic 1891–1893 Lewis County
18th David W. Shaw Democratic 1893–1895 Barbour County
19th William Seymour Edwards Republican 1895–1897 Kanawha County
20th Samuel R. Hanen Republican 1897–1899 Marshall County
21st Owen S. McKinney Democratic 1899–1901 Marion County
22nd William G. Wilson Republican 1901–1903 Randolph County
23rd Frank Moats Republican 1903–1905 Wood County
24th Fred Paul Grosscup Republican 1905–1907 Kanawha County
25th James A. Seaman Republican 1907–1909 Jackson County
26th J.H. Strickling Republican 1909–1911 Tyler County
27th C.M. Wetzel Democratic 1911–1913 Jefferson County
28th William Taylor George Republican 1913–1915 Barbour County
29th Vernon E. Johnson Republican 1915–1917, 1927–1929 Morgan County
30th Joseph S. Thurmond Democratic 1917–1919 Greenbrier County
31st J. Luther Wolfe Republican 1919–1921 Jackson County
32nd Edwin M. Keatley Republican 1921–1923, 1925–1927 Kanawha County
33rd W.E.R. Byrne Democratic 1923–1925 Kanawha County
34th J. William Cummins Republican 1929–1931 Ohio County
35th J. Alfred Taylor Democratic 1931–1933 Fayette County
36th Ralph M. Hiner Democratic 1933–1935 Pendleton County
37th John J. Pelter Democratic 1935–1937 Logan County
38th James Kay Thomas Democratic 1937–1941 Kanawha County
39th Malcolm R. Arnold Democratic 1941–1943 Boone County
40th John E. Amos Democratic 1943–1949 Kanawha County
41st William E. Flannery Democratic 1949–1958 Logan County
42nd Harry R. Pauley Democratic 1958–1961 McDowell County
43rd Julius W. Singleton Jr. Democratic 1961–1965 Monongalia County
44th H. Laban White Democratic 1965–1969 Harrison County
45th Ivor F. Boiarsky Democratic 1969–1971 Kanawha County
46th Lewis N. McManus Democratic 1971–1977 Raleigh County
47th Donald L. Kopp Democratic 1977–1979 Harrison County
48th Clyde See Jr. Democratic 1979–1985 Hardy County
49th Joseph Albright Democratic 1985–1987 Wood County
50th Chuck Chambers Democratic 1987–1997 Cabell County
51st Robert S. Kiss Democratic 1997–2007 Raleigh County
52nd Richard Thompson Democratic 2007–2013 Wayne County
53rd Tim Miley Democratic 2013–2015 Harrison County
54th Tim Armstead Republican 2015–2018 Kanawha County
Acting John Overington Republican 2018
55th Roger Hanshaw Republican 2018–present Clay County

See also

References

  • "West Virginia Legislature: Speakers of the House". www.wvculture.org. West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History. Retrieved December 4, 2020.