List of speakers of the Kansas House of Representatives

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Speaker of Kansas House of Representatives
Incumbent
Daniel Hawkins
since January 9, 2023
StatusPresiding officer
SeatKansas State Capitol, Topeka
AppointerKansas House of Representatives
Inaugural holderWilliam Wale Updegraff

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

Speakers of the Kansas House of Representatives[edit]

Speaker Term Party County/Residence Notes Citation
William Wale Updegraff 1861 Republican Osawatomie [1][2]
Moses S. Adams 1862 Republican Leavenworth [1][2]
Josiah Kellogg 1863 Republican Leavenworth [1][2]
Jacob Stotler 1865 Radical Republican Leavenworth [1][2]
John Taylor Burris 1866 Republican Emporia [1][2]
Preston Bierce Plumb 1867 Republican Olathe [1][2]
George W. Smith 1868 Republican Emporia [1][2]
Moses S. Adams 1869 Republican Leavenworth [1][2]
Jacob Stotler 1870 Radical Republican Emporia [1][2]
Benjamin Franklin Simpson 1871 Republican Paola [1][2]
Stephen Alonzo Cobb 1872 Republican Wyandotte [1][2]
Josiah Kellogg 1873 Republican Leavenworth [1][2]
Boyd H. McEckron 1874 Republican Shirley [1][2]
Thomas P. Fenlon 1874 Republican Leavenworth [1][2]
Edward H. Funston 1875 Republican Carlyle [1][2]
Dudley Chase Haskell 1876 Republican Lawrence [1][2]
Peter Percival Elder Jan 1877–Feb 1877 Republican Council Grove [1][2]
Samuel Newitt Wood Feb 1877–1879 Republican Ottawa [1][2]
Sidney Clarke 1879 Republican Lawrence [1][2]
John Blosser Johnson 1881 Republican Topeka [1][2]
James Donaldson Snoddy 1883 Republican La Cygne [1][2]
John Blosser Johnson 1885 Republican Topeka [1][2]
Abram Wentworth Smith 1887 Republican McPherson [1][2]
Henry Booth 1889 Republican Larned [1][2]
Peter Percival Elder 1891 Farmers' Alliance Princeton [1][2]
George L. Douglass 1893 Republican Wichita [1][2]
John M. Dunsmore 1893 People's Party Thayet [1][2]
Charles E. Lobdell 1895 Republican Dighton [1][2]
William Daniel Street 1897 Republican Oberlin [1][2]
Stephen J. Osborn 1899 Republican Salina [1][2]
George Jerome Barker 1901 Republican Lawrence [1][2]
James T. Pringle 1903 Republican Burlingame [1][2]
Walter Roscoe Stubbs 1905 Republican Lawrence [1][2]
John S. Simmons 1907 Republican Dighton [1][2]
Joseph N. Dolley 1909 Republican Maple Hill [1][2]
George H. Buckman 1911 Republican Winfield [3][2]
Willis L. Brown 1913 Democratic Kingman [3][2]
Robert Stone 1915 Republican Topeka [3][2]
Austin M. Keene 1917 Republican Fort Scott [3][2]
William L. Lambertson 1919–1921 Republican Fairview [3][2]
William West Harvey 1921–1923 Republican Ashland [3][2]
Charles E. Mann 1923–1925 Republican Osborne [3][2]
Clifford R. Hope 1925–1927 Republican Garden City [3][2]
John D. M. Hamilton 1927–1929 Republican Topeka [3][2]
John H. Myers 1929–1931 Republican Merriam [3][2]
Hal Harlan 1931–1933 Republican Manhattan [3][2]
William H. Vernon 1933–1935 Republican Larned [3][2]
Schuyler C. Bloss 1935–1937 Republican Winfield [3][2]
Henry S. Buzick 1937–1939 Republican Sylvan Grove [3][2]
Ernest A. Briles 1939–1941 Republican Stafford [3][2]
Clay C. Carper 1941–1943 Republican Eureka [3][2]
Paul R. Wunsch 1943–1945 Republican Kingman [3][2]
Frank L. Hagaman 1945–1947 Republican Kansas City [3][2]
Frank B. Miller 1947–1949 Republican Langman [3][2]
Dale M. Bryant 1949–1951 Republican Wichita [3][2]
Lawrence M. Gibson 1951–1953 Republican Pittsburg [1][2]
Charles D. Stough 1953–1955 Republican Lawrence [1][2]
Robert H. Jennison 1955–1957 Republican Healy [1][2]
Jess E. Taylor 1957–1961 Republican Tribune [1][2]
William L. Mitchell 1961–1963 Republican Hutchinson [1][2]
Charles S. Arthur 1963–1965 Republican Manhattan [1][2]
Clyde Hill 1966–1967 Republican Yates Center [1][2]
John J. Conard 1967–1969 Republican Greensburg [1][2]
Calvin S. Strowig 1969–1973 Republican Abilene [1][2]
Duane S. McGill 1973–1975 Republican Winfield [1][2]
John W. Carlin 1975–1979 Democratic Smolan [1][2]
Wendell Lady 1979–1983 Republican Overland Park [1][2]
Mike Hayden 1983–1987 Republican Atwood [1][2]
James D. Braden 1987–1990 Republican Clay Center [1][2]
Marvin Barkis 1991–1993 Democratic Louisburg [1][2]
Robert H. Miller 1993–1995 Republican Wellington [1][2]
Tim Shallenburger 1995–1997 Republican Baxter Springs [1][2]
Robin Jennison 1999–2000 Republican Healy [1][2]
Kent Glasscock 2001–2003 Republican Manhattan [1][2]
Doug Mays 2003–2007 Republican Topeka [1][2]
Melvin Neufeld 2007–2009 Republican Ingalls [1][2]
Michael O'Neal 2009–2013 Republican Hutchinson [1][2]
Raymond Merrick 2013–2017 Republican Stilwell [1][2]
Ron Ryckman Jr. 2017–2023 Republican Olathe [1][2]
Daniel Hawkins 2023– Republican Wichita [1][2]

Speakers of the Kansas Territorial House of Representatives[edit]

Speaker Term Party County/Residence Notes Citation
John H. Stringfellow 1855–1857 [4]
W. G. Matthias 1857 [5]
G. W. Deitzler 1857–1859 Republican Lawrence [6]
Alfred Larzalere 1859–1860 [7]
Gustavus A. Colton 1860–1861 [8]
J. W. Scott 1861 [9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh "Kansas Legislators: Past and Present". State Library of Kansas. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb Legislative Reference Department (December 21, 2023). "Kansas House of Representatives Speakers of the House" (Document). State Library of Kansas.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Sharp, Nancy Weatherly; Sharp, James Roger (August 30, 2000). American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994. Bloomsbury Academic – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Journal of the House of Representatives of the Territory of Kansas. sess. 1 (1855)". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/nyp.33433004423731.
  5. ^ "Journal of the House of Representatives of the Territory of Kansas. Sess. 2 (1857)". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/nyp.33433004422857.
  6. ^ "House journal of the Legislative Assembly of Kansas Territory, for the year ... Extra session 1857". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/nyp.33433004423749.
  7. ^ "Council journal 1859". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/mdp.35112203965910.
  8. ^ "House journal of the Legislative Assembly of Kansas Territory. Sess. 6 (1860)". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/nyp.33433004422873.
  9. ^ Ritter, Charles F.; Wakelyn, Jon L. (September 26, 1989). "American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910". Bloomsbury Academic – via Google Books.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_speakers_of_the_Kansas_House_of_Representatives&oldid=1191916068"