List of Speakers of the Ohio House of Representatives
Clash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP The Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives is the most powerful member of the Ohio House of Representatives. The Speaker is third in line to the Office of the Governor
| Term | Name | Party | Home County |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 1, 1803 – December 4, 1803 | Michael Baldwin | Democratic-Republican[1] | Ross |
| December 5, 1803 – December 2, 1804 | Elias Langham | Democratic-Republican | Ross |
| December 3, 1804 – December 1, 1805 | Michael Baldwin (2nd term) | Democratic-Republican | Ross |
| December 2, 1805 – November 30, 1806 | John Sloane | Democratic-Republican | Jefferson |
| December 1, 1806 – December 6, 1807 | Abraham Shepherd | Democratic-Republican | Adams |
| December 7, 1807 – December 4, 1808 | Philemon Beecher | Democratic-Republican | Fairfield |
| December 5, 1808 – December 3, 1809 | Alexander Campbell | Democratic-Republican | Adams |
| December 4, 1809 – December 1, 1811 | Edward Tiffin | Democratic-Republican | Ross |
| December 2, 1811 – December 6, 1812 | Matthias Corwin | Democratic-Republican | Warren |
| December 7, 1812 – December 3, 1815 | John Pollock | | Clermont |
| December 4, 1815 – December 1, 1816 | Matthias Corwin (2nd term) | Democratic-Republican | Warren |
| December 2, 1816 – November 30, 1817 | Thomas Kirker | Democratic-Republican | Adams |
| December 1, 1817 – December 6, 1818 | Duncan McArthur | Democratic-Republican | Ross |
| December 7, 1818 – December 2, 1821 | Joseph Richardson | | Columbiana |
| December 3, 1821 – December 1, 1822 | John Bigger | Democratic-Republican | Warren |
| December 2, 1822 – December 5, 1824 | Joseph Richardson (2nd term) | | Columbiana |
| December 6, 1824 – December 4, 1825 | Micajah T. Williams | Democratic | Hamilton |
| December 5, 1825 – December 3, 1826 | William W. Irvin | Democratic | Fairfield |
| December 4, 1826 – December 2, 1827 | David Higgins | Democratic | Butler |
| December 3, 1827 – December 6, 1829 | Edward King | National Republican | Ross |
| December 7, 1829 – December 5, 1830 | Thomas L. Hamer | Democratic | Brown |
| December 6, 1830 – December 4, 1831 | James M. Bell | Whig | Guernsey |
| December 5, 1831 – December 2, 1832 | William Blackstone Hubbard | Whig | Belmont |
| December 3, 1832 – December 1, 1833 | David T. Disney | Democratic | Hamilton |
| December 2, 1833 – November 30, 1834 | John H. Keith | Democratic | Muskingum |
| December 1, 1834 – December 6, 1835 | John M. Creed | Whig | Fairfield |
| December 7, 1835 – December 4, 1836 | William Sawyer | Democratic | Montgomery |
| December 5, 1836 – December 3, 1837 | William Medill | Democratic | Fairfield |
| December 4, 1837 – December 2, 1838 | Charles Anthony | Whig | Clark |
| December 3, 1838 – December 1, 1839 | James J. Faran | Democratic | Hamilton |
| December 2, 1839 – December 6, 1840 | Thomas J. Buchanan | Democratic | Clermont |
| December 7, 1840 – December 5, 1841 | Seabury Ford | Whig | Geauga |
| December 6, 1841 – December 4, 1842 | Rufus P. Spalding | Democratic | Summit |
| December 5, 1842 – December 3, 1843 | John Chaney | Democratic | Fairfield |
| December 4, 1843 – December 1, 1844 | John M. Gallagher | Whig | Madison |
| December 2, 1844 – November 30, 1845 | John M. Gallagher | Whig | Clark |
| December 1, 1845 – December 6, 1846 | Elias F. Drake | Whig | Greene |
| December 7, 1846 – December 5, 1847 | William P. Cutler | Whig | Washington |
| December 6, 1847 – December 3, 1848 | Joseph S. Hawkins | Whig | Preble |
| December 4, 1848 – December 2, 1849 | John G. Breslin | Democratic | Seneca |
| December 3, 1849 – December 1, 1850 | Benjamin F. Leiter | Democratic | Stark |
| December 2, 1850 – January 4, 1852 | John F. Morse | Free Soil | Ashtabula |
| January 5, 1852 – January 1, 1854 | James C. Johnson | Democratic | Medina |
| January 2, 1854 – January 6, 1856 | Francis C. LeBlond | | Mercer |
| January 7, 1856 – January 3, 1858 | Nelson H. Van Vorhes | Republican | Athens |
| January 4, 1858 – January 1, 1860 | William Burnham Woods | Democratic | Licking |
| January 2, 1860 – January 5, 1862 | Richard C. Parsons | Republican | Cuyahoga |
| January 6, 1862 – December 31, 1865 | James Randolph Hubbell | Republican | Delaware |
| January 1, 1866 – January 5, 1868 | Edwin A. Parrott | Republican | Montgomery |
| January 6, 1868 – January 2, 1870 | John F. Follett | Democratic | Licking |
| January 3, 1870 – December 31, 1871 | A. J. Cunningham | Republican | Hamilton |
| January 1, 1872 – January 4, 1874 | Nelson H. Van Vorhes (2nd term) | Republican | Athens |
| January 5, 1874 – January 2, 1876 | George L. Converse | Democratic | Franklin |
| January 3, 1876 – January 6, 1878 | Charles H. Grosvenor | Republican | Athens |
| January 7, 1878 – January 3, 1880 | James E. Neal | Democratic | Butler |
| January 4, 1880 – January 1, 1882 | Thomas A. Cowgill | Republican | Champaign |
| January 2, 1882 – January 6, 1884 | Orlando J. Hodge | Republican | Cuyahoga |
| January 7, 1884 – January 3, 1886 | Archelaus D. Marsh | Democratic | Mercer |
| January 4, 1886 – January 1, 1888 | John C. Entrekin | Republican | Ross |
| January 2, 1888 – January 5, 1890 | Elbert L. Lampson | Republican | Ashtabula |
| January 6, 1890 – January 3, 1892 | Nial R. Hysell | Democratic | Perry |
| January 4, 1892 – January 2, 1894 | Lewis C. Laylin | Republican | Huron |
| January 3, 1894 – January 5, 1896 | Alexander Boxwell | Republican | Warren |
| January 6, 1896 – January 2, 1898 | David L. Sleeper | Republican | Athens |
| January 3, 1898 – December 31, 1899 | Harry C. Mason | Republican | Cuyahoga |
| January 1, 1900 – January 5, 1902 | Arlington G. Reynolds | Republican | Lake |
| January 6, 1902 – January 3, 1904 | William S. McKinnon | Republican | Ashtabula |
| January 4, 1904 – December 31, 1905 | George T. Thomas | Republican | Huron |
| January 1, 1906 – January 3, 1909 | Carmi A. Thompson Freeman T. Eagleson | Republican Republican | Lawrence Guernsey |
| January 4, 1909 – January 1, 1911 | Granville W. Mooney | Republican | Ashtabula |
| January 2, 1911 – January 5, 1913 | Samuel J. Vining | Democratic | Mercer |
| January 6, 1913 – January 3, 1915 | Charles L. Swain | Democratic | Hamilton |
| January 4, 1915 – December 31, 1916 | Charles D. Conover | Republican | Champaign |
| January 1, 1917 – January 5, 1919 | E. J. Hopple | Democratic | Cuyahoga |
| January 6, 1919 – January 2, 1921 | Carl R. Kimball | Republican | Lake |
| January 3, 1921 – December 31, 1922 | Rupert R. Beetham | Republican | Harrison |
| January 1, 1923 – January 4, 1925 | H. H. Griswold | Republican | Geauga |
| January 5, 1925 – January 2, 1927 | Harry D. Silver | Republican | Preble |
| January 3, 1927 – January 4, 1931 | O. C. Gray | Republican | Harrison |
| January 5, 1931 – January 1, 1933 | Arthur Hamilton | Republican | Warren |
| January 2, 1933 – January 6, 1935 | Frank Cave | Democratic | Richland |
| January 7, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | J. Freer Bittinger | Democratic | Ashland |
| January 4, 1937 – January 1, 1939 | Frank R. Uible | Democratic | Cuyahoga |
| January 2, 1939 – December 31, 1944 | William M. McCulloch | Republican | Miami |
| January 1, 1945 – January 5, 1947 | Jackson E. Betts | Republican | Hancock |
| January 6, 1947 – January 2, 1949 | C. William O'Neill | Republican | Washington |
| January 3, 1949 – December 31, 1950 | John F. Cantwell | Democratic | Mahoning |
| January 1, 1951 – January 4, 1953 | Gordon Renner | Republican | Hamilton |
| January 5, 1953 – January 2, 1955 | William B. Saxbe | Republican | Champaign |
| January 3, 1955 – January 4, 1959 | Roger Cloud | Republican | Logan |
| January 5, 1959 – January 1, 1961 | James A. Lantz | Democratic | Fairfield |
| January 2, 1961 – January 1, 1967 | Roger Cloud (2nd term) | Republican | Logan |
| January 2, 1967 – December 31, 1972 | Charles F. Kurfess | Republican | Wood |
| January 1, 1973 – January 5, 1975 | A. G. Lancione | Democratic | Belmont |
| January 6, 1975 – January 2, 1995 | Vernal G. Riffe Jr. | Democratic | Scioto |
| January 3, 1995 – January 2, 2001 | Jo Ann Davidson | Republican | Franklin |
| January 2, 2001 – January 3, 2005 | Larry Householder | Republican | Perry |
| January 3, 2005 – January 5, 2009 | Jon A. Husted | Republican | Montgomery |
| January 5, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | Armond Budish | Democratic | Cuyahoga |
| January 3, 2011 – January 5, 2015 | William G. Batchelder | Republican | Medina |
| January 5, 2015 – April 12, 2018 | Cliff Rosenberger | Republican | Clinton |
| April 12, 2018 – June 6, 2018 | Kirk Schuring - Interim Speaker | Republican | Stark |
| June 6, 2018 - | Ryan Smith | Republican | Gallia |
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