List of speakers of the Michigan House of Representatives
| Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives | |
|---|---|
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| Michigan House of Representatives | |
| Style | The Honorable |
| Appointer | Elected by the Michigan House of Representatives |
| Inaugural holder | Ezra Convis |
This is a complete list of the speakers of the Michigan House of Representatives. 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 Representatives 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.[1]
Several speakers have gone on to pursue and achieve higher office, including as a member of Congress or as Governor of Michigan.
| Representative | County of residence | District | Session years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezra Convis | Calhoun | Calhoun | 1835–1836 |
| Charles W. Whipple | Wayne | Wayne | 1837 |
| Kinsley S. Bingham | Livingston | Livingston | 1838–1839 |
| Henry Acker | Jackson | Jackson | 1840 |
| Philo C. Fuller[2] | Lenawee | Lenawee | 1841 |
| John Biddle | Wayne | Wayne | 1841 |
| Kinsley S. Bingham | Livingston | Livingston | 1842 |
| Robert McClelland | Monroe | Monroe | 1843 |
| Edwin H. Lothrop | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo | 1844 |
| Alfred H. Hanscom | Oakland | Oakland | 1845 |
| Isaac E. Crary | Calhoun | Calhoun | 1846 |
| George W. Peck | Livingston | Livingston | 1847 |
| Alexander W. Buel | Wayne | Wayne | 1848 |
| Leander Chapman | Jackson | Jackson | 1849 |
| Silas G. Harris | Ottawa | Ottawa/Kent | 1850 |
| Jefferson G. Thurber | Monroe | Monroe | 1851 |
| Daniel G. Quackenboss | Lenawee | 1st Lenawee | 1853 |
| Cyrus Lovell | Ionia | Ionia | 1855 |
| Byron G. Stout | Oakland | 1st Oakland | 1857–1858 |
| Henry A. Shaw | Eaton | 1st Eaton | 1859 |
| Dexter Mussey | Macomb | 3rd Macomb | 1861–1862 |
| Sullivan M. Cutcheon | Washtenaw | 1st Washtenaw | 1863–1864 |
| Gilbert E. Read | Kalamazoo | 1st Kalamazoo | 1865 |
| P. Dean Warner | Oakland | 3rd Oakland | 1867 |
| Jonathan J. Woodman | Van Buren | 1st Van Buren | 1869–1872 |
| Charles M. Croswell | Lenawee | 4th Lenawee | 1873–1874 |
| John P. Hoyt | Tuscola | Tuscola | 1875 |
| John T. Rich | Lapeer | 1st Lapeer | 1877–1879 |
| Seth C. Moffatt | Grand Traverse | Gd. Traverse/Wexford | 1881–1882 |
| Sumner Howard | Genesee | 1st Genesee | 1883 |
| Newcomb Clark | Bay | 2nd Bay | 1885 |
| Daniel P. Markey | Ogemaw | Ogemaw | 1887 |
| Gerrit J. Diekema | Ottawa | 1st Ottawa | 1889 |
| Philip B. Wachtel | Cheboygan | Cheboygan | 1891–1892 |
| William A. Tateum | Kent | 1st Kent | 1893 |
| William D. Gordon | Midland | Midland | 1895–1898 |
| Edgar J. Adams | Kent | 1st Kent | 1899–1900 |
| John J. Carton | Genesee | 2nd Genesee | 1901–1903 |
| Sheridan F. Master | Kalamazoo | 1st Kalamazoo | 1905 |
| Nicholas J. Whelan | Ottawa | 1st Ottawa | 1907 |
| Colin P. Campbell | Kent | 3rd Kent | 1909 |
| Herbert F. Baker | Cheboygan | Cheboygan | 1911–1912 |
| Gilbert A. Currie | Midland | Midland | 1913 |
| Charles Wallace Smith | Lapeer | Lapeer | 1915 |
| Wayne R. Rice | Newaygo | Newaygo | 1917 |
| Thomas Read | Oceana | Oceana | 1919 |
| Fred L. Warner | Ionia | Ionia | 1921–1922 |
| George W. Welsh | Kent | 1st Kent | 1923 |
| Fred B. Wells | Cass | Cass | 1925–1926 |
| Lynn C. Gardner | Livingston | Livingston | 1927 |
| Fred R. Ming | Cheboygan | Cheboygan | 1929–1932 |
| Martin R. Bradley | Menominee | Menominee | 1933–1934 |
| George A. Schroeder | Wayne | 1st Wayne | 1935–1938 |
| Howard Nugent | Huron | Huron | 1939–1946 |
| Victor A. Knox | Chippewa | Chippewa | 1947–1952 |
| Wade Van Valkenburg | Kalamazoo | 1st Kalamazoo | 1953–1956 |
| George Van Peursem | Ottawa | Ottawa | 1957–1958 |
| Don R. Pears | Berrien | 1st Berrien | 1959–1962 |
| Allison Green | Tuscola | Tuscola | 1963–1964 |
| Joseph J. Kowalski | Wayne | 19[3] | 1965–1966 |
| Robert E. Waldron | Wayne | 1 | 1967–1968 |
| William A. Ryan | Wayne | 3 | 1969–1974 |
| Bobby Crim | Genesee | 82 | 1975–1982 |
| Gary Owen | Washtenaw | 22 | 1983–1988 |
| Lewis N. Dodak | Saginaw | 86 | 1989–1992 |
| Curtis Hertel[4] | Wayne | 2 | 1993–1994 |
| Paul Hillegonds[4][5] | Allegan | 88 | 1993–1996 |
| Curtis Hertel | Wayne | 2 | 1997–1998 |
| Charles R. Perricone | Kalamazoo | 61 | 1999–2000 |
| Rick Johnson | Osceola | 102 | 2001–2004 |
| Craig DeRoche | Oakland | 38 | 2005–2006 |
| Andy Dillon | Wayne | 17 | 2007–2010 |
| James "Jase" Bolger | Calhoun | 63 | 2011–2014 |
| Kevin Cotter | Isabella | 99 | 2015–2016 |
| Tom Leonard | Clinton | 93 | 2017–2018 |
| Lee Chatfield | Emmet | 107 | 2019–2020 |
| Jason Wentworth | Clare | 97 | 2021–2022 |
| Joe Tate | Wayne | 2 | 2023–present |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Michigan Manual: Chapter III—The Legislative Branch: Speakers, Pro Tempore and Clerks of the House of Representatives 1835-2011
- ^ Resigned April 3, 1841; succeeded by John Biddle
- ^ The Apportionment and Districting Plan of 1964 changed the method of naming legislative districts by counties to a numbering system . Under the previous system, the county was the basis for the district name, and each county, if qualified, had numbered districts within its borders . See Const . 1835, art . 4, §§3, 4; Const . 1850, art . 4, §§3, 4; Const . 1963, art . 4, §3.
- ^ a b Elected co-speaker of the house January 13, 1993 . Pursuant to the Standing Rules of the House of Representatives and the Democratic/Republican Leadership Agreement re Organization of the Michigan House of Representatives, both ratified by resolutions adopted January 13, 1993, Democratic and Republican co-speakers were elected by the Michigan House of Representatives and authorized to act as presiding officer of the house during alternating months until the election of a speaker by at least 56 votes or the conclusion of the 87th Legislature on December 31, 1994 . See 1993 Journal of the House (No . 1, January 13, 1993)
- ^ Elected Speaker of the House January 11, 1995