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User:Connormah/List of speakers of the Rhode Island House of Representatives

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Speaker of Rhode Island House of Representatives
Incumbent
Joe Shekarchi
since January 5, 2021
StatusPresiding officer
SeatRhode Island State House, Providence
AppointerRhode Island House of Representatives
Inaugural holderJonathan Holmes

The following is a list of speakers of the Rhode Island House of Representatives since statehood.

Speakers of the Rhode Island House of Representatives edit

Jonathan Holmes, Newport Oct., 1696, to Oct., 1698. Joseph Jencks, Jr., Providence Oct., 1698, to Feb., 1699. Benjamin Newbery, Newport Feb., 1699, to April, 1700. Jonathan Holmes, Newport April, 1700, to May, 1703. Jonathan Spreage, Providence May, 1703, to Oct., 1703. Benjamin Barton, Warwick Oct., 1703, to May, 1704. Edward Greenman, Kings Town.. . .May, 1704, to Oct., 1704. John Dexter, Providence Oct., 1704, to May, 1705. William Wanton, Newport May, 1705, to May, 1706. Benjamin Arnold, Newport May, 1706, to Feb., 1707. John Wanton, Newport Feb., 1707, to May, 1707. Joseph Jencks, Providence May 6, 1707, to May 28, 1707. James Greene, Warwick May, 1707, to Oct., 1707. Richard Arnold, Providence Oct., 1707, to May, 1708. Joseph Jencks, Providence. . May, 1708, to Oct., 1708. William Wanton, Newport Oct., 1708, to May, 1709. Simon Smith, Warwick May, 1709, to Oct., 1709. Abraham Anthony, Portsmouth Oct., 1709, to May, 1710. John Wanton, Newport May, 1710, to Oct., 1710. William Wanton, Newport Oct., 1710, to Nov., 1711. James Greene, Warwick Nov., 1711, to Feb., 1712. John Spencer, Greenwich Feb., 1712, to May, 1712. Ebenezer Slocum, Jamestown May, 1712, to May, 1713. John Wanton, Newport May, 1713, to Oct., 1713. Thomas Fry, East Greenwich Oct., 1713, to Oct., 1714. Randall Holden, Warwick Oct., 1714, to May, 1715. William Wanton, Newport May, 1715, to Oct., 1715. William Hopkins, Providence Oct., 1715, to May, 1716. John Cranston, Newport May, 1716, to Oct., 1716. William Wanton, Newport Oct., 1716, to Oct., 1717. Thomas Fry, East Greenwich Oct., 1717, to May, 1718. William Wanton, Newport May, 1718, to Oct., 1718. Nathaniel Sheffield, Newport Oct., 1718, to May, 1719. William Wanton, Newport May, 1719, to May, 1722. Thomas Fry, East Greenwich May, 1722, to Oct., 1722. William Coddington, Newport Oct., 1722, to Feb., 1723. William Wanton, Newport Feb., 1723, to May, 1724. William Coddington, Newport . . . May 5, 1724, to May 6, 1724. Thomas Fry, East Greenwich May, 1724, to Oct., 1724. William Coddington, Newport Oct., 1724, to Oct., 1725. Thomas Fry, East Greenwich Oct., 1725, to May, 1726. William Coddington, Newport May, 1726, to Oct., 1726. Jeremiah Gould, North Kingstown. . . . Oct., 1726, to Aug., 1727. Thomas Fry, East Greenwich Aug., 1727, to Oct., 1727. Job Greene, Warwick Oct., 1727, to April, 1728. Henry Bull, Newport April, 1728, to Oct., 1728. Joseph Whipple, Newport Oct., 1728, to Feb., 1729. John Spencer, East Greenwich Feb., 1729, to May, 1729. Samuel Clarke, Jamestown .May, 1729, to Oct., 1729. Thomas Fry, East Greenwich Oct., 1729, to May, 1730. Samuel Clarke, Jamestown May, 1730, to Oct., 1731. Jeremiah Gould, North Kingstown Oct., 1731, to May, 1732. Samuel Clarke, Jamestown May, 1732, to Oct., 1732. George Hazard, South Kingstown Oct., 1732, to May, 1733. Jeremiah Gould, North Kingstown May, 1733, to June, 1733. George Hazard, South Kingstown June, 1733, to July, 1733. Jeremiah Gould, North Kingstown.. . .July, 1733, to Oct., 1733. Samuel Clarke, Jamestown Oct., 1733, to April, 1734. Henry Bull, Newport April 30, 1734, to May, 1734. William Greene, Warwick May, 1734, to Oct., 1734. Samuel Clarke, Jamestown Oct., 1734, to Oct., 1735. William Robinson, So. Kingstown Oct., 1735, to May, 1736. Francis Willett, North Kingstown May, 1736, to Oct., 1736. Samuel Clarke, Jamestown Oct., 1736, to May, 1737. Francis Willett, North Kingstown May, 1737, to Oct., 1737. Daniel Abbott, Providence Oct., 1737, to May, 1738. Thomas Spenser, East Greenwich May, 1738, to Oct., 1738. Stephen Hopkins, Scituate Oct., 1738, to May, 1739. Francis Willett, North Kingstown .... May, 1739, to July, 1739. William Greene, Warwick July, 1739, to Oct., 1739. Stephen Hopkins, Scituate Oct., 1739, to May, 1740. Samuel Clarke, Jamestown . . .May, 1740, to May, 1741. Stephen Hopkins, Scituate May, 1741, to June, 1741. Joseph Whipple, pro tern., Newport. . . .June, 1741, to Aug., 1741. Stephen Hopkins, Scituate Aug., 1741, to Oct., 1741. William Robinson, So. Kingstown Oct., 1741, to Oct., 1742. Stephen Hopkins, Providence Oct., 1742, to May, 1743. John Potter, Providence May, 1743, to Oct., 1743. Joseph Stafford, Warwick Oct., 1743, to May, 1744. Stephen Hopkins, Providence May, 1744, to Oct., 1744. Peter Bours, Newport Oct., 1744, to Oct., 1746. Jeremiah Niles, South Kingstown Oct., 1746, to May, 1747. Samuel Wickham, Newport May, 1747, to Oct., 1747. Daniel Jencks, Providence Oct., 1747, to Oct., 1748. Thomas Cranston, Newport Oct., 1748, to May, 1749. Stephen Hopkins, Providence May, 1749, to Aug., 1749. Joshua Babcock, Westerly Aug., 1749, to May, 1750. Thomas Cranston, Newport May, 1750, to May, 1757. Benjamin Wickham, Newport .May, 1757, to Oct., 1757. Peter Bours, Newport Oct., 1757, to May, 1759. Joshua Babcock, Westerly May, 1759, to Oct., 1759. Job Randall, Scituate Oct., 1759, to May, 1760. Thomas Cranston, Newport May, 1760, to May, 1762. Daniel Ayrault, Jr., Newport May, 1762, to Oct., 1762. Philip Greene, Warwick Oct., 1762, to May, 1763. John Dexter, Cumberland May, 1763, to May, 1764. Daniel Ayrault, Jr., Newport May, 1764, to Oct., 1764. William Bradford, Bristol Oct., 1764, to Oct., 1765. Richard Bailey, Richmond Oct., 1765, to May, 1766. William Bradford, Bristol May, 1766, to Feb., 1767. Metcalfe Bowler, protem., Portsm'th. .Feb., 1767, to May, 1767. John Cole, Providence May, 1767, to Oct., 1767. Metcalfe Bowler, Portsmouth Oct., 1767, to Nov., 1776. William Greene, Warwick Nov., 1776, to May, 1778.

Speaker Term Party County/Residence Notes Citation
1911–1912 Providence [1]
Joshua Babcock May 1778 – Setember 1778 Westerly [1]
Stephen Potter September 1778 – May 1779 Coventry [1]
Othniel Gorton May 1779 – May 1780 Warwick [1]
William Bradford May 1780 – June 1780 Charlestown [1]
Welcome Arnold June 1780 – July 1780 Providence [1]
William Bradford 1780–1786 Bristol [1]
Othniel Gorton October 1786 – October 1787 Warwick [1]
William Bradford October 1787 – February 1788 Bristol [1]
Othniel Gorton February 1788 – October 1788 Warwick [1]
Joseph Stanton Jr. 1788–1789 Charlestown [1]
William Bradford 1789–1790 Bristol [1]
Joseph Stanton Jr. May 1790 – October 1797 Charlestown [1]
Welcome Arnold 1790–1791 Providence [1]
William Bradford 1791–1793 Bristol [1]
Welcome Arnold May 1793 – June 1793 Providence [1]
George Champlin June 1793 – October 1793 Newport [1]
Welcome Arnold October 1793 – May 1795 Providence [1]
Joseph Stanton Jr. May 1795 – October 1795 Charlestown [1]
Elisha R. Potter October 1795 – February 1797 South Kingstown [1]
Joseph Stanton Jr. February 1797 – May 1797 South Kingstown [1]
George Champlin May 1797 – June 1797 Newport [1]
Archibald Crary June 1797 – October 1797 Newport [1]
George Champlin 1797–1798 Newport [1]
William Bradford 1798–1802 Bristol [1]
Elisha R. Potter 1802 South Kingstown [1]
Constant Taber 1802–1805 Newport [1]
Isaac Wilbour 1805–1806 Little Compton [1]
Elisha R. Potter 1806–1809 South Kingstown [1]
William Jones 1809–1810 Providence [1]
Nathaniel Hazard 1810 Newport [1]
William Jones 1810–1811 Providence [1]
William Hunter 1811–1812 Newport [1]
James B. Mason 1812–1814 Providence [1]
James Burrill Jr. 1814–1816 Providence [1]
Benjamin Hazard 1816–1818 Newport [1]
Nathaniel Hazard 1818–1819 Middletown [1]
James D'Wolf 1829–1821 Bristol [1]
Albert C. Greene 1821 East Greenwich [1]
Elisha Mathewson 1821 Scituate [1]
Albert C. Greene 1821–1822 East Greenwich [1]
Elisha Mathewson 1822 Scituate [1]
Albert C. Greene 1822–1825 East Greenwich [1]
Nathaniel Bullock 1825–1826 Bristol [1]
Samuel W. Bridgham 1826 Providence [1]
Nathan B. Sprague 1826–1827 Smithfield [1]
Job Durfee 1827–1829 Tiverton [1]
Joseph L. Tillinghast 1829–1832 Providence [1]
William Sprague Jr. 1832–1835 Newport [1]
Henry Y. Cranston 1835 Newport [1]
Christopher Allen 1835–1836 North Kingston [1]
Samuel Y. Atwell 1836–1837 Gloucester [1]
George Curtis 1837–1839 Providence [1]
Henry Y. Cranston 1839–1841 Providence [1]
Charles Jackson 1841–1842 Providence [1]
Richard K. Randolph 1842 Newport [1]
Alfred Bosworth 1842–1844 Warren [1]
Samuel Ames 1844–1845 Providence [1]
Benjamin F. Thurston 1856–1857 Providence [1]
George G. King 1845–1846 Newport [1]
Robert B. Cranston 1846–1847 Newport [1]
William S. Patten 1847–1848 Providence [1]
Sylvester G. Shearman 1848–1849 North Kingston [1]
James C. Hidden 1849–1851 Providence [1]
Alfred Bosworth 1851–1853 Warren [1]
Thomas Steere 1853–1854 Smithfield [1]
Benjamin F. Thurston 1854 Providence [1]
Henry Y. Cranston 1854 Newport [1]
Sylvester G. Shearman 1854–1855 North Kingston [1]
Henry Y. Cranston 1855 Newport [1]
Benjamin Fessenden 1855–1856 Cumberland [1]
Benjamin F. Thurston 1856–1857 Providence [1]
Sullivan Ballou 1857–1858 Smithfield [1]
Charles C. Van Zandt 1858–1869 Newport [1]
Wingate Hayes 1859–1860 Providence [1]
Caesar A. Updike 1860–1862 Providence [1]
Francis W. Miner 1862–1863 Cranston [1]
Thomas Durfee 1863–1864 Providence [1]
Benjamin F. Thurston 1864–1865 Providence [1]
Alexander Farnum 1865 Providence [1]
George L. Clarke 1865–1866 Providence [1]
Charles C. Van Zandt 1866–1869 Newport [1]
Benjamin T. Eames 1869–1870 Providence [1]
Amos C. Barstow 1870–1871 Providence [1]
Charles C. Van Zandt 1871–1873 Newport [1]
Edwin Metcalf 1873–1874 Providence [1]
Edward L. Freeman 1874–1876 Lincoln [1]
Nelson W. Aldrich 1876–1877 Providence [1]
Dexter B. Potter 1877–1879 Coventry [1]
Henry J. Spooner 1879–1881 Providence [1]
John P. Sanborn 1881–1882 Newport [1]
Francello G. Jillson 1883–1885 Woonsocket [1]
Ellery H. Wilson 1885–1887 East Providence [1]
Charles E. Gorman 1887–1889 Providence [1]
George H. Utter 1888–1889 Westerly [1]
Augustus S. Miller 1889–1891 Providence [1]
Adin B. Capron 1891–1893 Smithfield [1]
Franklin P. Owen 1893–1894 Scituate [1]
Samuel W. K. Allen 1894–1897 East Greenwich [1]
J. Edward Studley 1897–1898 Providence [1]
Frank E. Holden 1898–1901 Woonsocket [1]
James H. Armington 1901–1903 East Providence [1]
Joseph P. Burlingame 1903–1904 Warwick [1]
Arthur W. Dennis 1906–1907 Providence [1]
Roswell B. Burchard 1907–1911 Little Compton [1]
William C. Bliss 1911–1912 Republican Providence [2]
Ambrose Kennedy 1912–1913 Republican Providence [2]
Frank Fenner Davis 1913–1915 Republican Providence [2]
Frank H. Hammill 1915–1919 Republican Bristol [2]
Arthur P. Sumner 1919–1920 Republican Providence [2]
William R. Fortin 1920–1923 Republican Providence [2]
Philip P. Joslin 1923–1927 Republican Providence [2]
Roy Willard Rawlings 1927–1933 Republican Washington [2]
William R. Reddy 1933–1937 Democratic Kent [2]
James H. Kiernan 1937–1939 Democratic Providence [2]
Hugo A. Clason 1939–1941 Republican Providence [2]
Harry F. Curvin 1941–1964 Democratic Providence [2]
Alfred U. Menard 1964–1965 Democratic Providence [2]
John J. Wrenn 1965–1969 Democratic Providence [2]
Joseph Bevilacqua 1969–1976 Democratic Providence [2]
John J. Skiffington 1976–1977 Democratic Providence [2]
Edward P. Manning 1977–1980 Democratic Providence [2]
Matthew John Smith 1980–1988 Democratic Providence [2]
Joseph DeAngelis 1988–1992 Democratic Providence [2]
John B. Harwood 1993–2002 Democratic Pawtucket
William J. Murphy 2003–2010 Democratic West Warwick
Gordon Fox 2010–2014 Democratic Providence
Nicholas Mattiello 2014–2021 Democratic Cranston
Joe Shekarchi 2021– Democratic Warwick

References edit

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