List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives
WEBOf the 56 people who have served as speaker of the House over the past 235 years, 32 served multiple terms; seven of them served nonconsecutive terms: Frederick Muhlenberg, Henry Clay, John W. Taylor, Thomas Brackett Reed, Joseph W. Martin Jr., Sam Rayburn, and Nancy Pelosi.
Seven Notable Speakers and Their Legacies - The New York Times
WEBOct 28, 2015 · 1. Joseph Gurney Cannon, Republican of Illinois. 40th speaker of the House. Presidents: Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. Three days a week, the House speaker must open the day’s...
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
WEBThe speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House or House Speaker, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section II, of the U.S. Constitution.
List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives
WEBOf the 56 people who have served as speaker of the House over the past 235 years, 32 served multiple terms; seven of them served nonconsecutive terms: Frederick Muhlenberg, Henry Clay, John W. Taylor, Thomas Brackett Reed, Joseph W. Martin Jr., Sam Rayburn, and Nancy Pelosi.
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives | Definition & Facts
WEB1 day ago · Quick Facts. Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. (born December 19, 1912, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.—died January 5, 1994, Boston, Massachusetts) was an American politician who served as a Democratic representative from Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives (1953–87) and as speaker of the House (1977–86).
List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives
WEBThe current speaker of the House, Democrat Nancy Pelosi of California, was elected to a fourth (second consecutive) term in office on January 3, 2021, the first day of the 117th Congress. She is the only woman to have served as speaker.
Biography | Representative Nancy Pelosi
WEBNancy Pelosi served as the 52nd Speaker of the House of Representatives, having made history in 2007 when she was elected the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House. She made history again in January 2019 when she regained her position second-in-line to the presidency – the first person to do so in more than six decades.
Speakers of the House of Representatives - Infoplease
WEBAug 5, 2020 · Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. A list of each Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1789 to present.
Leadership - house.gov
WEBRep. Mike Johnson. Elected by the whole of the House of Representatives, the Speaker acts as leader of the House and combines several roles: the institutional role of presiding officer and administrative head of the House, the role of leader of the majority party in the House, and the representative role of an elected member of the House.
21 Significant Speakers Of The House In American History
WEBOct 31, 2015 · Sam Rayburn was the most prominent, and longest serving Speaker of the House in American history, serving a total of 17 years in three rounds as Speaker, from 1941=1947, 1949-1953, and from 1955 to near the end of 1961, when he died in office. A House Office Building is named after him, and only he and Henry Clay served three separate terms ...
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