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

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