List of speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates

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This is a complete list of the speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates. Elected by the members of the House, the Speaker is the presiding officer of that body. In addition to duties as chair, the adopted rules of the House of Delegates specify other powers and duties of the post. The Speaker is currently elected for a two-year term in the odd-numbered years in which the Legislature convenes.

List of speakers

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# Name County or city Term began Term ended Party
1 File:Edmund Pendleton 1872 crop.jpg Edmund Pendleton Caroline County 1776 1776 style="width: 4px; background: Template:Party color;"| None
2 File:WytheGeorge.jpg George Wythe Williamsburg 1777 1778 style="width: 4px; background: Template:Party color;"| None
3 File:Benharrv.JPG Benjamin Harrison V Charles City County 1778 1781 style="width: 4px; background: Template:Party color;"| None
4 File:Charles Willson Peale - Richard Henry Lee - NPG.74.5 - National Portrait Gallery.jpg Richard Henry Lee Westmoreland County 1781 1781 style="width: 4px; background: Template:Party color;"| None
3 File:Benharrv.JPG Benjamin Harrison V[1] Charles City County 1781 1781 style="width: 4px; background: Template:Party color;"| None
5 File:John Tyler Sr.jpg John Tyler Sr. Charles City County 1781 1785 style="width: 4px; background: Template:Party color;"| None
3 File:Benharrv.JPG Benjamin Harrison V Charles City County 1785 1786 style="width: 4px; background: Template:Party color;"| None
6 File:Joseph Prentis.png Joseph Prentis Williamsburg 1786 1788 style="width: 4px; background: Template:Party color;"| None
7 File:Genmathews.jpg Thomas Mathews Norfolk County 1788 1794 style="width: 4px; background: Template:Party color;"| None
8 File:John Wise (Virginia politician).png John Wise Accomack County 1794 1799 style="width: 4px; background: Template:Party color;"| None
9 Larkin Smith King and Queen County 1799 1802 style="width: 4px; background: Template:Party color;"| None
10 Edmund Harrison Amelia County 1802 1803 style="width: 4px; background: Template:Party color;"| None
11 Hugh Holmes Frederick County 1803 1805 style="width: 4px; background: Template:Party color;"| None
12 File:Peter Johnston, Jr., head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile LCCN2007676925.jpg Peter Johnston Jr. Prince Edward County 1805 1807 style="width: 4px; background: Template:Party color;"| None
13 File:Speaker Peter Johnston Jr.png Hugh Nelson Albemarle County 1807 1809 Democratic-Republican
14 File:Portrait of James Barbour, by Chester Harding.jpg James Barbour Orange County 1809 1812 Democratic-Republican
15 File:Speaker Andrew Stevenson.png Andrew Stevenson Albemarle County 1812 1816 Democratic-Republican
16 File:Speaker Robert Stanard.png Robert Stanard Spotsylvania County 1816 1817 style="width: 4px; background: Template:Party color;"| None
17 File:Speaker Linn Banks.png Linn Banks Madison County 1817 1838 Democratic
18 File:Thomas Gilmer newer.jpeg Thomas W. Gilmer Albemarle County 1839 1840 Whig
19 Valentine W. Southall Albemarle County 1840 1842 style="width: 4px; background: Template:Party color;"| None
20 File:Joel Holleman.jpg Joel Holleman Isle of Wight County 1842 1844 Democratic
21 File:William O. Goode.jpg William O. Goode Mecklenburg County 1845 1846 Democratic
22 File:JohnWinstonJones.jpg John W. Jones Chesterfield County 1847 1847 Democratic
23 File:James F. Strother.jpg James F. Strother Rappahannock County 1847 1848 Whig
24 File:Speaker Henry Laurens Hopkins.png Henry L. Hopkins Powhatan County 1848 1850 Democratic
25 File:George Washington Hopkins.png George W. Hopkins Washington County 1850 1852 style="width: 4px; background: Template:Party color;"| None
26 File:Speaker Oscar Minor Crutchfield.png Oscar M. Crutchfield Spotsylvania County 1852 1861 style="width: 4px; background: Template:Party color;"| None
27 File:James L Kemper.jpg James L. Kemper Madison County 1861 1863 Democratic
28 File:Hugh White Sheffey.png Hugh W. Sheffey Augusta County 1863 1865 style="width: 4px; background: Template:Party color;"| None
29 File:John Brown Baldwin by Anderson Studio, Richmond.png John B. Baldwin Augusta County 1865 1869 style="width: 4px; background: Template:Party color;"| Conservative
30 File:Speaker Zephaniah Turner Jr.png Zephaniah Turner Jr. Rappahannock County 1869 1871 Democratic
31 File:Delegate Hanger 1874.jpg J. Marshall Hanger Augusta County 1871 1877 Democratic
32 File:Speaker Henry Clay Allen.png Henry C. Allen Shenandoah County 1877 1879 Democratic
33 File:Benjamin Lacy.jpg Benjamin W. Lacy New Kent County 1879 1881 Democratic
34 File:Speaker Isaac Fowler.png Isaac C. Fowler Washington County 1881 1882 style="width: 4px; background:Template:Party color";| Readjuster
35 File:Delegate Stuart 1886.jpg Charles E. Stuart Alexandria 1883 1887 Democratic
36 File:Richard Cardwell square.jpg Richard H. Cardwell Hanover County 1887 1894 Democratic
37 File:John F Ryan.jpg John F. Ryan Loudoun County 1894 1899 Democratic
38 File:Edward W. Saunders.jpg Edward W. Saunders Franklin County 1899 1901 Democratic
37 File:John F Ryan.jpg John F. Ryan Loudoun County 1901 1906 Democratic
39 File:William D Cardwell 1906.jpg William D. Cardwell Hanover County 1906 1908 Democratic
40 File:Richard E Byrd 1912.jpg Richard E. Byrd Winchester 1908 1914 Democratic
41 File:Edwin P Cox 1914 square.jpg Edwin P. Cox Richmond 1914 1916 Democratic
42 File:Harry R Houston 1916 square.jpg Harry R. Houston Elizabeth City County 1916 1920 Democratic
43 File:Richard L Brewer square.jpg Richard L. Brewer Jr. Suffolk 1920 1926 Democratic
44 File:Thomas W Ozlin square.jpg Thomas W. Ozlin Lunenburg County 1926 1930 Democratic
45 File:J Sinclair Brown 1916.jpg J. Sinclair Brown Roanoke County 1930 1936 Democratic
46 File:Speaker Grover Ashton Dovell.png G. Aston Dovell Williamsburg 1936 1942 Democratic
47 File:Thomas Bahnson Stanley.jpg Thomas B. Stanley Henry County 1942 1946 Democratic
48 File:Speaker George Alvin Massenburg.png G. Alvin Massenburg Hampton 1947 1950 Democratic
49 File:Speaker Edgar Blackburn Moore.png E. Blackburn Moore Frederick County 1950 1968 Democratic
50 File:Speaker John Warren Cooke.png John Warren Cooke Mathews County 1968 1980 Democratic
51 File:Delegate Philpott 1988.jpg Albert L. Philpott Henry County 1980 1991 Democratic
52 File:Delegate Moss 1988.jpg Tom Moss Norfolk 1991 2000 Democratic
53 File:Delegate Wilkins 1988.jpg S. Vance Wilkins Jr. Amherst County 2000 2002 Republican
54 File:Speaker Bill Howell with GCC President David Sam and Germanna delegation (8506402049) (cropped).jpg William J. Howell Stafford County 2003 2018 Republican
55 File:Del. Kirk Cox at False Cape State Park (cropped).jpg Kirk Cox Colonial Heights 2018 2020 Republican
56 File:Eileen Filler-Corn (cropped).jpg Eileen Filler-Corn Fairfax County 2020 2022 Democratic
57 File:Todd Gilbert 4-4-24 (cropped).jpg Todd Gilbert Shenandoah County 2022 2024 Republican
58 File:Virginia Delegate Don Scott (cropped).jpg Don Scott Portsmouth 2024 Incumbent Democratic

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
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See also

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