SPEAKERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES




Jonathan Holmes, Newport

Oct., 1696, to Oct., 1698.

Joseph Jencks, Jr., Providence

Oct., 1698, to Feb., 1699.

Benjamin Newberry, Newport

Feb., 1699, to April, 1700.

Jonathan Holmes, Newport

Apr., 1700, to May, 1703.

Jonathan Sprague, 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, South 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

May, 1738, to Oct., 1738.

Thomas Spenser, East Greenwich

May, 1738, to May, 1739.

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 Aug., 1741.

Joseph Whipple, pro tem., Newport

June, 1741, to Aug., 1741.

Stephen Hopkins, Scituate

Aug., 1741, to Oct., 1741.

William Robinson, South 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, pro tem., Portsmouth

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.

Joshua Babcock, Westerly

May, 1778, to Sept., 1778.

Stephen Potter, Coventry

Sept., 1778, to May, 1779.

Othniel Gorton, Warwick

May, 1779, to May, 1780.

William Bradford, Bristol

May, 1780, to June, 1780.

Welcome Arnold, Providence

June, 1780, to July, 1780.

William Bradford Bristol

July, 1780, to Oct., 1786.

Othniel Gorton, Warwick

Oct., 1786, to Oct., 1787.

William Bradford, Bristol

Oct., 1787, to Feb., 1788.

Othniel Gorton, Warwick

Feb., 1788, to Oct., 1788.

Joseph Stanton, Jr., Charlestown

Oct., 1788, to Oct., 1789.

William Bradford, Bristol

Oct., 1789, to May, 1790.

Joseph Stanton, Jr., Charlestown

May, 1790, to Oct., 1790.

Welcome Arnold, Providence

Oct., 1790, to May, 1791.

William Bradford, Bristol

May, 1791, to May, 1793.

Welcome Arnold, Providence

May, 1793, to June, 1793.

George Champlin, Newport

June, 1793, to Oct., 1793.

Welcome Arnold, Providence

Oct., 1793, to May, 1795.

Joseph Stanton, Jr., Charlestown

May, 1795, to Oct., 1795.

Elisha R. Potter, South Kingstown

Oct., 1795, to Feb., 1797.

Joseph Stanton, Jr., Charlestown

Feb., 1797, to May, 1797.

George Champlin, Newport

May, 1797, to June, 1797.

Archibald Crary, Newport

June, 1797, to Oct., 1797.

George Champlin, Newport

Oct., 1797, to Oct., 1798.

William Bradford, Bristol

Oct., 1798, to May, 1802.

Elisha R. Potter, South Kingstown

May, 1802, to Oct., 1802.

Constant Taber, Newport

Oct., 1802, to Oct., 1805.

Isaac Wilbour, Little Compton

Oct., 1805, to May, 1806.

Elisha R. Potter, South Kingstown

May, 1806, to Feb., 1809.

William Jones, Providence

Feb., 1809, to May, 1810.

Nathaniel Hazard, Newport

May, 1810, to Oct., 1810.

William Jones, Providence

Oct., 1810, to May, 1811.

William Hunter, Newport

May, 1811, to Feb., 1812.

James B. Mason, Providence

Feb., 1812, to May, 1814.

James Burrill, Jr., Providence

May, 1814, to Oct., 1816.

Benjamin Hazard, Newport

Oct., 1816, to May, 1818.

Nathaniel Hazard, Middletown

May, 1818, to May, 1819.

James D’Wolf, Bristol

May, 1819, to Feb., 1821.

Albert C. Green, East Greenwich

Feb., 1821, to May, 1821.

Elisha Mathewson, Scituate

May, 1821, to Oct., 1821.

Albert C. Green, East Greenwich

Oct., 1821, to May, 1822.

Elisha Mathewson, Scituate

May, 1822, to Oct., 1822.

Albert C. Green, East Greenwich

Oct., 1822, to May, 1825.

Nathaniel Bullock, Bristol

May, 1825, to May, 1826.

Samuel W. Bridgham, Providence

May, 1826, to Oct., 1826.

Nathan B. Sprague, Smithfield

Oct., 1826, to Oct., 1827.

Job Durfee, Tiverton

Oct., 1827, to May, 1829.

Joseph L. Tillinghast, Providence

May, 1829, to Oct., 1832.

William Sprague, Jr., Warwick

Oct., 1832, to May, 1835.

Henry Y. Cranston, Newport

May, 1835, to Oct., 1835.

Christopher Allen, North Kingstown

Oct., 1835. to Oct., 1836.

Samuel Y. Atwell, Glocester

Oct., 1836, to Oct., 1837.

George Curtis, Providence

Oct., 1837 to May, 1839.

Henry Y. Cranston, Newport

May, 1839, to May, 1841.

Charles Jackson, Providence

May, 1841, to May, 1842.

Richard K. Randolph, Newport

May, 1842, to Oct., 1842.

Alfred Bosworth, Warren

Oct., 1842, to May, 1844.

Samuel Ames, Providence

1844 to 1845.

George G. King, Newport

1845 to 1846.

Robert B. Cranston, Newport

1846 to 1847.

William S. Patten, Providence

1847 to 1848.

Sylvester G. Shearman, North Kingstown

1848 to 1849.

James C. Hidden, Providence

1849 to 1851.

Alfred Bosworth, Warren

1851 to 1853.

Thomas Steere, Smithfield

May, 1853, to Jan., 1854.

Benjamin F. Thurston, Providence

Jan., 1854, to May, 1854.

Henry Y. Cranston, Newport

May, 1854, to Oct., 1854.

Sylvester G. Shearman, North Kingstown

Oct., 1854, to Jan., 1855.

Henry Y. Cranston, Newport

Jan., 1855, to May, 1855.

Benjamin Fessenden, Cumberland

1855 to 1856.

Benjamin F. Thurston, Providence

1856 to 1857.

Sullivan Ballou, Smithfield

1857 to 1858.

Charles C. Van Zandt, Newport

1858 to 1859.

Wingate Hayes, Providence

1859 to 1860.

Caesar A. Updike, Providence

1860 to 1862.

Francis W. Miner, Cranston

1862 to 1863.

Thomas Durfee, Providence

1863 to 1864.

Benjamin F. Thurston, Providence

May, 1864, to Jan., 1865.

Alexander Farnum, Providence

Jan., 1865, to May, 1865.

George L. Clarke, Providence

1865 to 1866.

Charles C. Van Zandt, Newport

1866 to 1869.

Benjamin T. Eames, Providence

1869 to 1870.

Amos C. Barstow, Providence

1870 to 1871.

Charles C. Van Zandt, Newport

1871 to 1873.

Edwin Metcalf, Providence

1873 to 1874.

Edward L. Freeman, Lincoln

1874 to 1876.

Nelson W. Aldrich, Providence

1876 to 1877.

Dexter B. Potter, Coventry

1877 to 1879.

Henry J. Spooner, Providence

1879 to 1881.

John P. Sanborn, Newport

May, 1881, to Nov., 1882.

Francello G. Jillson, Woonsocket

Jan., 1883, to May, 1885.

Ellery H. Wilson, East Providence

1885 to 1887.

Charles E. Gorman, Providence

1887 to 1888.

George H. Utter, Westerly

1888 to 1889.

Augustus S. Miller, Providence

1889 to 1891.

Adin B. Capron, Smithfield

1891 to 1893.

Franklin P. Owen, Smithfield

1893 to 1894.

Samuel W.K. Allen, East Greenwich

1894 to 1897.

J. Edward Studley, Providence

1897 to 1898.

Frank E. Holden, Woonsocket

1898 to 1901.

James H. Armington, East Providence

1901 to 1903.

Joseph P. Burlingame, Warwick

1903 to 1906.

Arthur W. Dennis, Providence

1906 to 1907.

Roswell B. Burchard, Little Compton

1907 to 1911.

William C. Bliss, East Providence

1911 to 1912.

Ambrose Kennedy, Woonsocket

1912 to 1913.

Frank F. Davis, Glocester

1913 to 1915.

Frank H. Hammill, Bristol

1915 to 1919.

Arthur P. Summer, Providence

1919 to March 4, 1920.

William R. Fortin, Pawtucket

March 4, 1920, to 1923.

Philip C. Joslin, Providence

1923 to 1927.

Roy Rawlings, Richmond

1927 to 1933.

William E. Reddy, West Warwick

1933 to 1937.

James H. Kiernan, Providence

1937 to 1939.

Hugo A. Clason, Providence

1939 to 1941.

Harry F. Curvin, Pawtucket

1941 to August 17, 1964.

Alfred U. Menard, Lincoln

August 17, 1964 to 1965.

John J. Wrenn, Providence

1965 to 1969.

Joseph A. Bevilacqua, Providence

1969 to January 19, 1976.

John J. Skiffington Jr., Woonsocket

1976 to 1977.

Edward P. Manning, Cumberland

1977 to 1980.

Matthew J. Smith, Providence

1980 to 1988.

Joesph DeAngelis, Providence

1988 to 1992.

John B. Harwood, Pawtucket

1993 - 2002

William J. Murphy, Warwick

2003 -



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