List of Speakers of the Arkansas House of Representatives
List of Speakers

List of Speakers of the Arkansas House of Representatives

Section Title: List of Speakers
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#	Speaker	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes	Session

1	John Wilson	September 12, 1836	December 4, 1837	Democratic	1st

2	Grandson D. Royce	December 4, 1837	November 5, 1838	Democratic	1st

3	Gilbert Marshall	November 5, 1838	November 2, 1840	Democratic	2nd

4	George Hill	November 2, 1840	November 7, 1842	Democratic	3rd

5	W. S. Oldham	November 7, 1842	November 4, 1844	Democratic	4th

6	John S. Roane	November 4, 1844	November 2, 1846	Democratic	5th

7	Albert Rust	November 2, 1846	November 4, 1848	Democratic	6th

8	E. A. Warren	November 4, 1848	November 4, 1850	Democratic	7th

9	T. B. Flournoy	November 4, 1850	November 1, 1852	Democratic	8th

10	Benjamin P. Jett	November 1, 1852	November 6, 1854	Democratic	9th

11	Samuel Mitchell	November 6, 1854	November 1, 1858	Democratic	10th, 11th

12	O. H. Oates	November 1, 1858	November 5, 1860	Democratic	12th

13	Bradley Bunch	November 5, 1860	November 5, 1862	Democratic	13th

14	John Harrell	November 5, 1862	April 11, 1864	Democratic	14th

15	H. B. Allis	April 11, 1864	September 22, 1864	Democratic	15th

16	J. F. Lowry	September 22, 1864	October 2, 1864	Democratic	Confederate

17	Bradley Bunch	November 5, 1866	April 2, 1868	Democratic	16th

18	J. G. Price	April 2, 1868	January 2, 1871	Democratic	17th

19	C. W. Tankersley	January 2, 1871	May 11, 1874	Democratic	18th, 19th

20	James Berry	May 11, 1874	May 28, 1874	Democratic	19th

21	A. A. Pennington	November 10, 1874	January 8, 1877	Democratic	20th

22	D. L. Kilgore	January 8, 1877	January 13, 1879	Democratic	21st

23	J. T. Bearden	January 13, 1879	January 8, 1881	Democratic	22nd

24	George Thornburgh	January 8, 1881	January 8, 1883	Democratic	23rd

25	W. C. Braley	January 8, 1883	January 12, 1885	Democratic	24th

26	James P. Eagle	January 12, 1885	January 10, 1887	Democratic	25th

27	J. M. Hewitt	January 10, 1887	January 10, 1889	Democratic	26th

28	B. B. Hudgins	January 10, 1889	January 12, 1891	Democratic	27th

29	Elias W. Rector	January 12, 1891	January 9, 1893	Democratic	28th

30	T. C. Humphrey	January 9, 1893	January 14, 1895	Democratic	29th

31	John C. Colquitt	January 14, 1895	January 11, 1897	Democratic	30th

32	J. C. Tappan	January 11, 1897	January 9, 1899	Democratic	31st

33	A. F. Vandeventer	January 9, 1899	January 14, 1901	Democratic	32nd

34	T. H. Humphreys	January 14, 1901	January 12, 1903	Democratic	33rd

35	John I. Moore	January 12, 1903	January 9, 1905	Democratic	34th

36	William W. Cate	January 9, 1905	January 14, 1907	Democratic	35th

37	Allen Hamiter	January 14, 1907	January 11, 1909	Democratic	36th

38	F. E. Brown	January 11, 1909	January 12, 1911	Democratic	37th

39	R. F. Milwee	January 12, 1911	January 13, 1913	Democratic	38th

40	Joe Hardage	January 13, 1913	January 11, 1915	Democratic	39th

41	L. E. Sawyer	January 11, 1915	January 8, 1917	Democratic	40th

42	Lee Cazort	January 8, 1917	January 13, 1919	Democratic	41st

43	C. P. Newton	January 13, 1919	Democratic	42nd

44	Joe Joiner	January 26, 1920	January 8, 1923	Democratic	42nd, 43rd

Notes: Expelled from the House for killing J. J.

Sentence(s)

Cazort was elected as the 42nd Speaker of the Arkansas House for the 41st Assembly.

final_sentence: Cazort was elected as the 42nd Speaker of the Arkansas House for the 41st Assembly.