Category: Speakers of the US House of Representatives

Categories: US House of Representatives | United States, Politicians

This category contains profiles of Speakers of the US House of Representatives

The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution. The speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House, and is simultaneously the body's presiding officer, the de facto leader of the body's majority party, and the institution's administrative head.

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Person Profiles (52)

A

Carl Albert 10 May 1908 McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States - 04 Feb 2000

B

William Bankhead 12 Apr 1874 Sulligent, Lamar, Alabama, United States - 15 Sep 1940

Nathaniel Banks 30 Jan 1816 Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 01 Sep 1894

Phillip Barbour 25 May 1783 Gordonsville, Culpeper, Virginia, United States - 25 Feb 1841

John Bell 18 Feb 1796 Mill Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA - 10 Sep 1869

James Blaine 31 Jan 1830 West Brownsville, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Jan 1893

Linn Boyd 22 Nov 1800 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 17 Dec 1859

Joseph Byrns 20 Jul 1869 Cedar Hill, Robertson, Tennessee, United States - 04 Jun 1936

C

Joseph Cannon 07 May 1836 New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States - 12 Nov 1926

John Carlisle 05 Sep 1834 Kenton, Kentucky, United States - 31 Jul 1910

Langdon Cheves 17 Sep 1776 Abbeville County, South Carolina, U.S. - 26 Jun 1857

James Clark 07 Mar 1850 Lawrenceburg, Anderson, Kentucky, United States - 02 Mar 1921

Henry Clay 12 Apr 1777 Hanover County, Virginia, United States - 29 Jun 1852

Howell Cobb 07 Sep 1815 Jefferson, Georgia, United States - 09 Oct 1868

Schuyler Colfax 23 Mar 1823 Schodack, Rensselaer, New York, United States - 13 Jan 1885

Charles Crisp 29 Jan 1845 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - 23 Oct 1896

Thomas Cushing 30 Jan 1693 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay - Apr 1746

D

John Davis 16 Apr 1799 New Holland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States - 22 Aug 1859

D cont.

Jonathan Dayton 16 Oct 1760 Elizabethtown, New Jersey - 09 Oct 1824

F

Thomas Foley 06 Mar 1929 Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States - 18 Oct 2013

G

John Garner 22 Nov 1868 Detroit, Red River, Texas, United States - 07 Nov 1967

Frederick Gillett 16 Oct 1851 Westfield, Massachusetts, USA - 31 Jul 1935

Aaron Grow 31 Aug 1823 Eastford, Windham, Connecticut, United States - 31 Mar 1907

H

David Bremner Henderson 14 Mar 1840 Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom - 26 Feb 1906

J

Living Johnson

John Jones 22 Nov 1791 Amelia, Virginia, United States - 29 Jan 1848

K

Joseph Keifer 30 Jan 1836 Bethel Township, Clark, Ohio, United States - 22 Apr 1932

Michael Kerr 15 Mar 1827 Titusville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States - 19 Aug 1876

L

Nicholas Longworth 05 Nov 1869 Mount Adams, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 09 Apr 1931

M

Nathaniel Macon 17 Dec 1757 Warrenton, North Carolina - 29 Jun 1837

Joseph Martin 03 Nov 1884 Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States - 06 Mar 1968

John McCormack 21 Dec 1891 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 22 Nov 1980

Newt (McPherson) Gingrich 1940s

Frederick Muhlenberg 01 Jan 1750 Trappe, Province of Pennsylvania, British Colony - 04 Jun 1801

O

Thomas O'Neill 09 Dec 1912 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 05 Jan 1994

O cont.

James Orr 05 May 1822 Craytonville, Anderson, South Carolina, United States - 05 May 1873

P

William Pennington 04 May 1796 Newark, New Jersey - 16 Feb 1862

James Polk 02 Nov 1795 Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States - 15 Jun 1849

Theodore Pomeroy 31 Dec 1824 Cayuga, Cayuga County, New York - 23 Mar 1905

R

Henry Rainey 20 Aug 1860 Carrollton, Greene, Illinois, United States - 19 Aug 1934

Samuel Randall 10 Oct 1828 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 13 Apr 1890

Samuel Rayburn 06 Jan 1882 Roane, Tennessee, United States - 16 Nov 1961

Thomas Reed 18 Oct 1839 Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States - 07 Dec 1902

Paul Ryan 1970s

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Theodore Sedgwick 07 May 1746 West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony - 24 Jan 1813

Andrew Stevenson 21 Jan 1784 Culpeper, Virginia, United States - 25 Jan 1857

T

John Taylor 26 Mar 1784 Charlton, Saratoga, New York, United States - 18 Sep 1854

Jonathan Trumbull 26 Mar 1740 Lebanon, Windham, Connecticut Colony - 07 Aug 1809

V

Joseph Varnum 29 Jan 1751 Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 21 Sep 1821

W

John White 14 Feb 1802 Carter County, Tennessee, USA - 22 Sep 1845

Robert Winthrop 12 May 1809 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA - 16 Nov 1894

James Wright 22 Dec 1922 Texas, United States - 06 May 2015

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