Speakers of the House in Order

# 	Speaker	Party 	District 	Congress	Tenure
1 	
Frederick Muhlenberg	Pro-Administration 	Pennsylvania-AL 	1st 	April 1, 1789 —
March 4, 1791
2 	
Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.	Pro-Administration 	Connecticut-4th 	2nd 	October 24, 1791 —
March 4, 1793
3 	
Frederick Muhlenberg	Anti-Administration 	Pennsylvania-AL 	3rd 	December 2, 1793 —
March 4, 1795
4 	
Jonathan Dayton	Federalist 	New Jersey-AL 	4th 	December 7, 1795 —
March 4, 1797
4 	
Jonathan Dayton	Federalist 	New Jersey-AL 	5th 	May 15, 1797 —
March 4, 1799
5 	
Theodore Sedgwick	Federalist 	Massachusetts-1 	6th 	December 2, 1799 —
March 4, 1801
6 	
Nathaniel Macon	Democratic-Republican	North Carolina-5	7th 	December 7, 1801 —
March 4, 1803
6 	
Nathaniel Macon	Democratic-Republican	North Carolina-6	8th 	October 17, 1803 —
March 4, 1805
6 	
Nathaniel Macon	Democratic-Republican	North Carolina-6	9th 	December 2, 1805 —
March 4, 1807
7 	
Joseph Bradley Varnum	Democratic-Republican	Massachusetts-4 	10th 	October 26, 1807 —
March 4, 1809
7 	
Joseph Bradley Varnum	Democratic-Republican	Massachusetts-4 	11th 	May 22, 1809 —
March 4, 1811
8 	
Henry Clay	Democratic-Republican	Kentucky-3 	12th 	November 4, 1811 —
March 4, 1813
8 	
Henry Clay	Democratic-Republican	Kentucky-2 	13th 	May 24, 1813 —
January 19, 1814
9 	
Langdon Cheves	Democratic-Republican	South Carolina-1	13th 	January 19, 1814 —
March 4, 1815
10	
Henry Clay	Democratic-Republican	Kentucky-2 	14th 	December 4, 1815 —
March 4, 1817
10	
Henry Clay	Democratic-Republican	Kentucky-2 	15th 	December 1, 1817 —
March 4, 1819
10	
Henry Clay	Democratic-Republican	Kentucky-2 	16th 	December 6, 1819 —
October 28, 1820
11	
John W. Taylor	Democratic-Republican	New York-11 	16th 	November 15, 1820 —
March 4, 1821
12	
Philip Pendleton Barbour	Democratic-Republican	Virginia-11 	17th 	December 4, 1821 —
March 4, 1823
13	
Henry Clay	Democratic-Republican	Kentucky-3 	18th 	December 1, 1823 —
March 4, 1825
14	
John W. Taylor	National Republican 	New York-17 	19th 	December 5, 1825 —
March 4, 1827
15	
Andrew Stevenson	Democratic 	Virginia-9 	20th 	December 3, 1827 —
March 4, 1829
15	
Andrew Stevenson	Democratic 	Virginia-9 	21st 	December 7, 1829 —
March 4, 1831
15	
Andrew Stevenson	Democratic 	Virginia-9 	22nd 	December 5, 1831 —
March 4, 1833
15	
Andrew Stevenson	Democratic 	Virginia-11 	23rd 	December 2, 1833 —
June 2, 1834
16	
John Bell	Whig 	Tennessee-7 	23rd 	June 2, 1834 —
March 4, 1835
17	
James Polk	Democratic 	Tennessee-9 	24th 	December 7, 1835 —
March 4, 1837
17	
James Polk	Democratic 	Tennessee-9 	25th 	September 4, 1837 —
March 4, 1839
18	
Robert M. T. Hunter	Whig 	Virginia-9 	26th 	December 16, 1839 —
March 4, 1841
19	
John White	Whig 	Kentucky-9 	27th 	May 31, 1841 —
March 4, 1843
20	
John Winston Jones	Democratic 	Virginia-6 	28th 	December 4, 1843 —
March 4, 1845
21	
John Wesley Davis	Democratic 	Indiana-6 	29th 	December 1, 1845 —
March 4, 1847
22	
Robert Charles Winthrop	Whig 	Massachusetts-1 	30th 	December 6, 1847 —
March 4, 1849
23	
Howell Cobb	Democratic 	Georgia-6 	31st 	December 22, 1849 —
March 4, 1851
24	
Linn Boyd	Democratic 	Kentucky-1 	32nd 	December 1, 1851 —
March 4, 1853
24	
Linn Boyd	Democratic 	Kentucky-1 	33rd 	December 5, 1853 —
March 4, 1855
25	
Nathaniel Prentice Banks	American/Republican* 	Massachusetts-7 	34th 	February 2, 1856 —
March 4, 1857
26	
James Lawrence Orr	Democratic 	South Carolina-5	35th 	December 7, 1857 —
March 4, 1859
27	
William Pennington	Republican 	New Jersey-5 	36th 	February 1, 1860 —
March 4, 1861
28	
Galusha A. Grow	Republican 	Pennsylvania-14 	37th 	July 4, 1861 —
March 4, 1863
29	
Schuyler Colfax	Republican 	Indiana-9 	38th 	December 7, 1863 —
March 4, 1865
29	
Schuyler Colfax	Republican 	Indiana-9 	39th 	December 4, 1865 —
March 4, 1867
29	
Schuyler Colfax	Republican 	Indiana-9 	40th 	March 4, 1867 —
March 3, 1869
30	
Theodore Medad Pomeroy	Republican 	New York-24 	40th 	March 3, 1869 —
March 4, 1869
31	
James G. Blaine	Republican 	Maine-3 	41st 	March 4, 1869 —
March 4, 1871
31	
James G. Blaine	Republican 	Maine-3 	42nd 	March 4, 1871 —
March 4, 1873
31	
James G. Blaine	Republican 	Maine-3 	43rd 	March 4, 1873 —
March 4, 1875
32	
Michael C. Kerr	Democratic 	Indiana-3 	44th 	December 6, 1875 —
August 19, 1876
33	
Samuel J. Randall	Democratic 	Pennsylvania-3 	44th 	December 4, 1876 —
March 4, 1877
33	
Samuel J. Randall	Democratic 	Pennsylvania-3 	45th 	October 15, 1877 —
March 4, 1879
33	
Samuel J. Randall	Democratic 	Pennsylvania-3 	46th 	March 18, 1879 —
March 4, 1881
34	
J. Warren Keifer	Republican 	Ohio-8 	47th 	December 5, 1881 —
March 4, 1883
35	
John Griffin Carlisle	Democratic 	Kentucky-6 	48th 	December 3, 1883 —
March 4, 1885
35	
John Griffin Carlisle	Democratic 	Kentucky-6 	49th 	December 7, 1885 —
March 4, 1887
35	
John Griffin Carlisle	Democratic 	Kentucky-6 	50th 	December 5, 1887 —
March 4, 1889
36	
Thomas Brackett Reed	Republican 	Maine-1 	51st 	December 2, 1889 —
March 4, 1891
37	
Charles Frederick Crisp	Democratic 	Georgia-3 	52nd 	December 8, 1891 —
March 4, 1893
37	
Charles Frederick Crisp	Democratic 	Georgia-3 	53rd 	August 7, 1893 —
March 4, 1895
38	
Thomas Brackett Reed	Republican 	Maine-1 	54th 	December 2, 1895 —
March 4, 1897
38	
Thomas Brackett Reed	Republican 	Maine-1 	55th 	March 15, 1897 —
March 4, 1899
39	
David B. Henderson	Republican 	Iowa-3 	56th 	December 4, 1899 —
March 4, 1901
39	
David B. Henderson	Republican 	Iowa-3 	57th 	December 2, 1901 —
March 4, 1903
40	
Joseph Gurney Cannon	Republican 	Illinois-18 	58th 	November 9, 1903 —
March 4, 1905
40	
Joseph Gurney Cannon	Republican 	Illinois-18 	59th 	December 4, 1905 —
March 4, 1907
40	
Joseph Gurney Cannon	Republican 	Illinois-18 	60th 	December 2, 1907 —
March 4, 1909
40	
Joseph Gurney Cannon	Republican 	Illinois-18 	61st 	March 15, 1909 —
March 4, 1911
41	
Champ Clark	Democratic 	Missouri-9 	62nd 	April 4, 1911 —
March 4, 1913
41	
Champ Clark	Democratic 	Missouri-9 	63rd 	April 7, 1913 —
March 4, 1915
41	
Champ Clark	Democratic 	Missouri-9 	64th 	December 6, 1915 —
March 4, 1917
41	
Champ Clark	Democratic 	Missouri-9 	65th 	April 2, 1917 —
March 4, 1919
42	
Frederick Gillett	Republican 	Massachusetts-2 	66th 	May 19, 1919 —
March 4, 1921
42	
Frederick Gillett	Republican 	Massachusetts-2 	67th 	April 11, 1921 —
March 4, 1923
42	
Frederick Gillett	Republican 	Massachusetts-2 	68th 	December 3, 1923 —
March 4, 1925
43	
Nicholas Longworth	Republican 	Ohio-1 	69th 	December 7, 1925 —
March 4, 1927
43	
Nicholas Longworth	Republican 	Ohio-1 	70th 	December 5, 1927 —
March 4, 1929
43	
Nicholas Longworth	Republican 	Ohio-1 	71st 	April 15, 1929 —
March 4, 1931
44	
John Nance Garner	Democratic 	Texas-15 	72nd 	December 7, 1931 —
March 4, 1933
45	
Henry T. Rainey	Democratic 	Illinois-20 	73rd 	March 9, 1933 —
August 19, 1934
46	
Joseph Wellington Byrns	Democratic 	Tennessee-5 	74th 	January 3, 1935 —
June 4, 1936
47	
William B. Bankhead	Democratic 	Alabama-7 	74th 	June 4, 1936 —
January 3, 1937
47	
William B. Bankhead	Democratic 	Alabama-7 	75th 	January 5, 1937 —
January 3, 1939
47	
William B. Bankhead	Democratic 	Alabama-7 	76th 	January 3, 1939 —
September 15, 1940
48	
Sam Rayburn	Democratic 	Texas-4 	76th 	September 16, 1940 —
January 3, 1941
48	
Sam Rayburn	Democratic 	Texas-4 	77th 	January 3, 1941 —
January 3, 1943
48	
Sam Rayburn	Democratic 	Texas-4 	78th 	January 6, 1943 —
January 3, 1945
48	
Sam Rayburn	Democratic 	Texas-4 	79th 	January 3, 1945 —
January 3, 1947
49	
Joseph W. Martin, Jr.	Republican 	Massachusetts-14	80th 	January 3, 1947 —
January 3, 1949
50	
Sam Rayburn	Democratic 	Texas-4 	81st 	January 3, 1949 —
January 3, 1951
50	
Sam Rayburn	Democratic 	Texas-4 	82nd 	January 3, 1951 —
January 3, 1953
51	
Joseph W. Martin, Jr.	Republican 	Massachusetts-14	83rd 	January 3, 1953 —
January 3, 1955
52	
Sam Rayburn	Democratic 	Texas-4 	84th 	January 3, 1955 —
January 3, 1957
52	
Sam Rayburn	Democratic 	Texas-4 	85th 	January 3, 1957 —
January 3, 1959
52	
Sam Rayburn	Democratic 	Texas-4 	86th 	January 7, 1959 —
January 3, 1961
52	
Sam Rayburn	Democratic 	Texas-4 	87th 	January 3, 1961 —
November 16, 1961
53	
John W. McCormack	Democratic 	Massachusetts-12	87th 	January 10, 1962 —
January 3, 1963
53	
John W. McCormack	Democratic 	Massachusetts-9 	88th 	January 9, 1963 —
January 3, 1965
53	
John W. McCormack	Democratic 	Massachusetts-9 	89th 	January 4, 1965 —
January 3, 1967
53	
John W. McCormack	Democratic 	Massachusetts-9 	90th 	January 10, 1967 —
January 3, 1969
53	
John W. McCormack	Democratic 	Massachusetts-9 	91st 	January 3, 1969 —
January 3, 1971
54	
Carl Albert	Democratic 	Oklahoma-3 	92nd 	January 21, 1971 —
January 3, 1973
54	
Carl Albert	Democratic 	Oklahoma-3 	93rd 	January 3, 1973 —
January 3, 1975
54	
Carl Albert	Democratic 	Oklahoma-3 	94th 	January 14, 1975 —
January 3, 1977
55	
Tip O'Neill	Democratic 	Massachusetts-8 	95th 	January 4, 1977 —
January 3, 1979
55	
Tip O'Neill	Democratic 	Massachusetts-8 	96th 	January 15, 1979 —
January 3, 1981
55	
Tip O'Neill	Democratic 	Massachusetts-8 	97th 	January 5, 1981 —
January 3, 1983
55	
Tip O'Neill	Democratic 	Massachusetts-8 	98th 	January 3, 1983 —
January 3, 1985
55	
Tip O'Neill	Democratic 	Massachusetts-8 	99th 	January 3, 1985 —
January 3, 1987
56	
Jim Wright	Democratic 	Texas-12 	100th 	January 6, 1987 —
January 3, 1989
56	
Jim Wright	Democratic 	Texas-12 	101st 	January 3, 1989 —
June 6, 1989
57	
Tom Foley	Democratic 	Washington-5 	101st 	June 6, 1989 —
January 3, 1991
57	
Tom Foley	Democratic 	Washington-5 	102nd 	January 3, 1991 —
January 3, 1993
57	
Tom Foley	Democratic 	Washington-5 	103rd 	January 5, 1993 —
January 3, 1995
58	
Newt Gingrich	Republican 	Georgia-6 	104th 	January 4, 1995 —
January 3, 1997
58	
Newt Gingrich	Republican 	Georgia-6 	105th 	January 7, 1997 —
January 3, 1999
59	
Dennis Hastert	Republican 	Illinois-14 	106th 	January 6, 1999 —
January 3, 2001
59	
Dennis Hastert	Republican 	Illinois-14 	107th 	January 3, 2001 —
January 3, 2003
59	
Dennis Hastert	Republican 	Illinois-14 	108th 	January 7, 2003 —
January 3, 2005
59	
Dennis Hastert	Republican 	Illinois-14 	109th 	January 3, 2005 —
January 3, 2007
60	
Nancy Pelosi	Democratic 	California-8 	110th 	January 4, 2007 —
January 3, 2009
60	
Nancy Pelosi	Democratic 	California-8 	111th 	January 6, 2009 —
January 3, 2011
61	
John Boehner	Republican 	Ohio-8 	112th 	January 5, 2011 –
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