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List of speakers of the West Virginia House of Delegates
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Speaker |
| body | the West Virginia House of Delegates |
| insignia | File:Seal of West Virginia.svg |
| insigniasize | 120 |
| insigniacaption | Seal of West Virginia |
| incumbent | Roger Hanshaw |
| incumbentsince | August 29, 2018 |
| department | West Virginia House of Delegates |
| status | Presiding officer |
| seat | West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston |
| appointer | House of Delegates |
| constituting_instrument | West Virginia Constitution |
| formation | |
| first | Spicer Patrick |
| succession | Second |
| website |
The speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates is the presiding officer of the House of Delegates in West Virginia. Since West Virginia's founding in 1863, the following persons have served as speaker:{{Infobox official post
Speakers of the House of Delegates under the [[Constitution of West Virginia]]
| Order | Portrait | Name | Party | Term | Residence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Spicer Patrick | Republican | 1863–1864 | Kanawha County | ||
| 2nd | Lee Roy Kramer | Republican | 1864–1866 | Monongalia County | ||
| 3rd | David S. Pinnel | Republican | 1866–1868 | Upshur County | ||
| 4th | Henry C. McWhorter | Republican | 1868–1869 | Kanawha County | ||
| 5th | Solomon S. Fleming | Republican | 1869–1870 | Harrison County | ||
| 6th | William M. Welch | Republican | 1870–1871 | Mineral County | ||
| 7th | Elbridge G. Cracraft | Democratic | 1871–1872 | Ohio County | ||
| 8th | Albert E. Summers | Democratic | 1872–1872 | Kanawha County | ||
| 9th | William M. Miller | Democratic | 1872–1875 | Ohio County | ||
| 10th | [[File:Alexander W Monroe.jpg | 100px]] | Alexander W. Monroe | Democratic | 1875–1877 | Hampshire County |
| 11th | [[File:Eustace Gibson (West Virginia Congressman).jpg | 100px]] | Eustace Gibson | Democratic | 1877–1879 | Cabell County |
| 12th | George H. Moffett | Democratic | 1879–1881 | Pocahontas County | ||
| 13th | [[File:GovernorWilson.gif | 100px]] | Emanuel Willis Wilson | Democratic | 1881–1883 | Kanawha County |
| 14th | Joseph J. Woods | Democratic | 1883–1885, 1889–1891 | Ohio County | ||
| 15th | Thomas H. Dennis | Democratic | 1885–1887 | Greenbrier County | ||
| 16th | John M. Rowan | Democratic | 1887–1889 | Monroe County | ||
| 17th | [[File:Louis Bennett Sr.png | 100px]] | Louis Bennett | Democratic | 1891–1893 | Lewis County |
| 18th | David W. Shaw | Democratic | 1893–1895 | Barbour County | ||
| 19th | William Seymour Edwards | Republican | 1895–1897 | Kanawha County | ||
| 20th | Samuel R. Hanen | Republican | 1897–1899 | Marshall County | ||
| 21st | Owen S. McKinney | Democratic | 1899–1901 | Marion County | ||
| 22nd | William G. Wilson | Republican | 1901–1903 | Randolph County | ||
| 23rd | Frank Moats | Republican | 1903–1905 | Wood County | ||
| 24th | Fred Paul Grosscup | Republican | 1905–1907 | Kanawha County | ||
| 25th | James A. Seaman | Republican | 1907–1909 | Jackson County | ||
| 26th | J.H. Strickling | Republican | 1909–1911 | Tyler County | ||
| 27th | C.M. Wetzel | Democratic | 1911–1913 | Jefferson County | ||
| 28th | William Taylor George | Republican | 1913–1915 | Barbour County | ||
| 29th | Vernon E. Johnson | Republican | 1915–1917, 1927–1929 | Morgan County | ||
| 30th | Joseph S. Thurmond | Democratic | 1917–1919 | Greenbrier County | ||
| 31st | J. Luther Wolfe | Republican | 1919–1921 | Jackson County | ||
| 32nd | Edwin M. Keatley | Republican | 1921–1923, 1925–1927 | Kanawha County | ||
| 33rd | W.E.R. Byrne | Democratic | 1923–1925 | Kanawha County | ||
| 34th | [[File:John W. Cummins.jpg | 100px]] | J. William Cummins | Republican | 1929–1931 | Ohio County |
| 35th | [[File:JAlfredTaylor.jpg | 100px]] | J. Alfred Taylor | Democratic | 1931–1933 | Fayette County |
| 36th | [[File:Ralph Hiner.jpg | 100px]] | Ralph M. Hiner | Democratic | 1933–1935 | Pendleton County |
| 37th | [[File:John Pelter.jpg | 100px]] | John J. Pelter | Democratic | 1935–1937 | Logan County |
| 38th | [[File:James Kay Thomas.jpg | 100px]] | James Kay Thomas | Democratic | 1937–1941 | Kanawha County |
| 39th | [[File:Malcolm R. Arnold.jpg | 100px]] | Malcolm R. Arnold | Democratic | 1941–1943 | Boone County |
| 40th | [[File:John Amos.jpg | 100px]] | John E. Amos | Democratic | 1943–1949 | Kanawha County |
| 41st | [[File:William Flannery.jpg | 100px]] | William E. Flannery | Democratic | 1949–1958 | Logan County |
| 42nd | [[File:Harry Pauley.jpg | 100px]] | Harry R. Pauley | Democratic | 1958–1961 | McDowell County |
| 43rd | [[File:Julius Singleton.jpg | 100px]] | Julius W. Singleton Jr. | Democratic | 1961–1965 | Monongalia County |
| 44th | [[File:H. Laban White.jpg | 100px]] | H. Laban White | Democratic | 1965–1969 | Harrison County |
| 45th | [[File:Ivor Boiarsky.jpg | 100px]] | Ivor F. Boiarsky | Democratic | 1969–1971 | Kanawha County |
| 46th | [[File:Lewis McManus.jpg | 100px]] | Lewis N. McManus | Democratic | 1971–1977 | Raleigh County |
| 47th | [[File:Donald Kopp.jpg | 100px]] | Donald L. Kopp | Democratic | 1977–1979 | Harrison County |
| 48th | [[File:Clyde See.jpg | 100px]] | Clyde See Jr. | Democratic | 1979–1985 | Hardy County |
| 49th | [[File:Joseph Albright.jpg | 100px]] | Joseph Albright | Democratic | 1985–1987 | Wood County |
| 50th | [[File:Chuck Chambers.jpg | 100px]] | Chuck Chambers | Democratic | 1987–1997 | Cabell County |
| 51st | Robert S. Kiss | Democratic | 1997–2007 | Raleigh County | ||
| 52nd | Richard Thompson | Democratic | 2007–2013 | Wayne County | ||
| 53rd | [[File:Speaker Timothy R. Miley, Esq.jpg | 100px]] | Tim Miley | Democratic | 2013–2015 | Harrison County |
| 54th | [[File:Tim Armstead.jpg | 100px]] | Tim Armstead | Republican | 2015–2018 | Kanawha County |
| Acting | John Overington | Republican | 2018 | |||
| 55th | Roger Hanshaw | Republican | 2018–present | Clay County |
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