| Speaker Bio |
Party |
Term |
Age |
Occupation |
| Guy M. Bryan |
Democrat |
1874-1876 |
53 |
Lawyer |
| Thomas R. Bonner |
Democrat |
1876-1879 |
38 |
Lawyer |
| John H. Cochran |
Democrat |
1879-1881 |
41 |
Soldier, Local Official, and Farmer |
| George R. Reeves |
Democrat |
1881-1883 |
55 |
Soldier and Legislator |
| Charles R. Gibson |
Democrat |
1883-1885 |
41 |
Newspaper Publisher |
| Lafayette L. Foster |
Democrat |
1885-1887 |
34 |
Publisher and Public Servant |
| George C. Pendleton |
Democrat |
1887-1889 |
42 |
Traveling Salesman, Lawyer, and Politician |
| Frank P. Alexander |
Democrat |
1889-1891 |
36 |
Printer, Journalist, and Man of Mystery |
| Robert T. Milner |
Democrat |
1891-1893 |
40 |
Newspaper Publisher, College President |
| John H. Cochran |
Democrat |
1893-1895 |
55 |
Soldier, Local Official, and Farmer |
| Thomas S. Smith |
Democrat |
1895-1897 |
39 |
Lawyer |
| L. Travis Dashiell |
Democrat |
1897-1899 |
28 |
Lawyer |
| J. S. Sherrill |
Democrat |
1899-1901 |
46 |
Lawyer |
| Robert E. Prince |
Democrat |
1901-1903 |
42 |
Lawyer |
| Pat M. Neff |
Democrat |
1903-1905 |
32 |
Lawyer, Public Servant, and College President |
| Francis W. Seabury |
Democrat |
1905-1907 |
37 |
Teacher and Lawyer |
| Thomas B. Love |
Democrat |
1907-1909 |
37 |
Lawyer and Politician |
| Austin M. Kennedy |
Democrat |
1909 |
43 |
Publisher and Legislator |
| John W. Marshall |
Democrat |
1909-1911 |
40 |
Hardware and Real Estate |
| Samuel T. Rayburn |
Democrat |
1911-1913 |
29 |
Teacher, Lawyer, Legislator |
| Chester H. Terrell |
Democrat |
1913-1915 |
31 |
Lawyer |
| John W. Woods |
Democrat |
1915-1917 |
40 |
Cowboy and Lawyer |
| Franklin O. Fuller |
Democrat |
1917-1919 |
44 |
Lawyer |
| Robert E. Thomason |
Democrat |
1919-1921 |
40 |
Lawyer |
| Charles G. Thomas |
Democrat |
1921-1923 |
42 |
Lumber, Insurance, and Real Estate |
| Richard E. Seagler |
Democrat |
1923-1925 |
40 |
Lawyer |
| Robert L. Satterwhite |
Democrat |
1925-1927 |
54 |
Publisher, Farmer, and Rancher |
| Robert L. Bobbitt |
Democrat |
1927-1929 |
39 |
Lawyer |
| Wingate S. Barron |
Democrat |
1929-1931 |
40 |
Teacher and Lawyer |
| Fred H. Minor |
Democrat |
1931-1933 |
43 |
Lawyer |
| Coke R. Stevenson |
Democrat |
1933-1937 |
45 |
Banker, Lawyer, Businessman, and Rancher |
| Robert W. Calvert |
Democrat |
1937-1939 |
32 |
Lawyer, Judge, and Legislator |
| Robert E. Morse |
Democrat |
1939-1941 |
43 |
Real Estate Broker and Lawyer |
| Homer L. Leonard |
Democrat |
1941-1943 |
42 |
Publisher |
| M. Price Daniel |
Democrat |
1943-1945 |
33 |
Lawyer |
| Claud H. Gilmer |
Democrat |
1945-1947 |
44 |
Teacher, Lawyer, and Rancher |
| William O. Reed |
Democrat |
1947-1949 |
45 |
Railroad Lawyer |
| Thomas D. Manford, Jr. |
Democrat |
1949-1951 |
32 |
Legislator and Appointed Public Servant |
| Reuben E. Senterfitt |
Democrat |
1951-1955 |
34 |
Lawyer |
| Jim T. Lindsey |
Democrat |
1955-1957 |
29 |
Lawyer and Businessman |
| Waggoner Carr |
Democrat |
1957-1961 |
39 |
Lawyer |
| James A. Turman |
Democrat |
1961 |
33 |
Educator |
| Byron M. Tunnell |
Democrat |
1963 |
38 |
Lawyer |
| Ben F. Barnes |
Democrat |
1965-1969 |
26 |
Lawyer and Businessman |
| Gus F. Mutscher |
Democrat |
1969-1972 |
34 |
Legislator, Local Official, and Businessman |
| James L. Slider |
Democrat |
1972 |
48 |
Real Estate |
| William R. Price |
Democrat |
1972-1973 |
35 |
Lawyer |
| M. Price Daniel, Jr. |
Democrat |
1973-1975 |
32 |
Lawyer |
| Bill W. Clayton |
Democrat |
1975-1983 |
47 |
Farmer, Businessman, and Lobbyist |
| Gibson D. Lewis |
Democrat |
1983-1993 |
46 |
Businessman |
| James E. Laney |
Democrat |
1993-2003 |
50 |
Farmer |
| Tom Craddick |
Republican |
2003-2009 |
60 |
Legislator and Oil Services Salesman |
| Joseph R. Straus |
Republican |
2009- |
49 |
Businessman |
