Mark Burkhalter
Born in Atlanta, Georgia

Republican Party

72nd Speaker
155th Session
2009-2010

Glenn Richardson
Born in Winston, Georgia

Republican Party

71st Speaker
150th-155th Session
2005-2009

Terry Coleman
Born in Eastman, Georgia (1944)

Democratic Party

70th Speaker
148th-149th Session
2003-2004

Thomas B. Murphy
Born in Bremen, Georgia (1924)

Democratic Party

68th Speaker
133rd-146th Session
1973-2002

Jimmy Carter
(1971-1975)

George Busbee
(1975-1983)

Joe Frank Harris
(1983-1991)

Zell Miller
(1991-1999)

Roy Barnes
(1999-2003)

George Leon Smith, II
Born in Emanuel County, Georgia
(1912-1974)

Democratic Party

66th Speaker
129th-132nd Sessions and
125th-126th Sessions
1959-1962 and 1967-1973

Lester G. Maddox
(1967-1975)
Jimmy Carter
(1971-1975)
S. Ernest Vandiver, Jr. (1959-1963)

George Thornewell Smith
Born in Camilla, Georgia (1916)

Democratic Party

67th Speaker
127th-131st Sessions
1967-1973

Carl E. Sanders
(1963-1967)

Marvin Moate
Born in Sparta, Georgia (1910)

Democratic Party

65th Speaker
123rd-124th Sessions
1955-1958

S. Marvin Griffin
(1955-1959)

Fredrick Barrow Hand
Born in Pelham, Georgia
(1904)

Democratic Party

64th Speaker
119th-124th Sessions
1947-1954

Roy Vincent Harris
Born in Glascock County, Georgia (1895-1985)

Democratic Party

62nd Speaker
114th-115th Sessions and 117th-118th Sessions
1937-1940 and 1943-1936

Eurith Dickerson Rivers
(Became Governor in 1937)

Democratic Party

61st Speaker
112th-113th Sessions
1933-1935

Eugene Talmadge
(1933-1937) and
(1941-1943)

Arlie Daniel Tucker
Born in Ocilla, Georgia (1894)

Democratic Party

60th Speaker
11th Session
1931

Richard Brevard Russell, Jr.
Born in Winder, Georgia (1897-1971)

Democratic Party

109th -110th Sessions
1927-1931

William Cecil Neill
Born in Wynnton, Georgia (1880)

Democratic Party

58th Speaker
106th-107th Sessions
1921-1926

John Nathaniel Holder
Born in Jackson County, Georgia (1868)

Democratic Party

57th Speaker
100th-101st Session and 104th-105th Session
1909-1912 and 1917-1920

Joseph M. Brown
(1909-1911)
Hoke Smith
(1911)
John M. Slaton
(1911-1912 & 1913-1915)

William H. Burwell
Born in Jackson County, Georgia (1869)

Democratic Party

56th Speaker
100th-101st Sessions
1913-1917

John M. Slaton
Born in (1866)

Democratic Party

55th Speaker
98th-99th Sessions
1905-1908

Newton A. Morris
Cobb County, Georgia

Democratic Party

54th Speaker
97th Session
1902-1904

John D. Little
Muscogee County, Georgia

Democratic Party

53rd Speaker
95th-96th Sessions
1898-1901

Hudson A. Jenkins
Putnam County, Georgia

Democratic Party

52nd Speaker
94th Session
1896-1897

William H. Fleming
Richmond County, Georgia

Democratic Party

51st Speaker
93rd Session
1894-1895

William Yates Atkinson
Born in Meriwether County, Georgia (1854-1899)

Elected as Governor (1894-1898)
Atkinson County, Georgia was named in
honor of William Yates Atkinson

Democratic Party

50th Speaker
92nd Session
1892-1893

Clark Howell
Fulton County, Georgia

Democratic Party

49th Speaker
91st Session
1890-1891

Alexander S. Clay
Cobb County, Georgia

Democratic Party

48th Speaker
90th Session
1888-1889

William A. Little
Muscogee County, Georgia

Democratic Party

47th Speaker
88th -89th Session
1884-1887

Louis F. Garrard
Muscogee County, Georgia

Democratic Party

46th Speaker
87th Session
1882-1883

Alexander H. Stephens
(1882-1883)

James S. Boynton (1883)

Henry D. McDaniel
(1883-1886)

Augustus O. Bacon
Born in Bryan County, Georgia (1839)

Democratic Party

45th Speaker
82nd Session and 84th-86th Session
1873-1874 and 1877-1881

Joseph B. Cumming
Richmond County, Georgia

Democratic Party

44th Speaker
81st Session
1872-1873

James Milton Smith
Born in Twiggs County, Georgia (1823-1890)

Democratic Party

43rd Speaker
1871

Robert McWhorter
Greene County, Georgia

Republican Party

42nd Speaker
80th Session
1868-1870

Charles J. Jenkins
(1865-1868)

Thomas H. Ruger (1868)

Rufus B. Bullock
(1868-1871)

Thomas Harderman
Bibb County, Georgia

Democratic Party

41st Speaker
78th-79th Session and 83rd Session
1863-1866 and 1875-1876

Joseph E. Brown
(1857-1865)

James Johnson (1865)

Charles J. Jenkins
(1865-1868)

Warren Akin
Cass County, Georgia

40th Speaker
77th Session
1861-1863

Joseph E. Brown
(1857-1865)

Charles J. Williams
Muscogee County, Georgia

39th Speaker
76th Session
1860

Isiah Tucker Irvin
Wilkes County, Georgia

38th Speaker
76th Session
1859

John W.H. Underwood
Floyd County, Georgia

36th Speaker
74th Session
1857-1858

William H. Stiles
Chatham County, Georgia

35th Speaker
74th Session
1855-1856

John E. Ward
Chatham County, Georgia

34th Speaker
73rd Session
1853-1854

James A. Meriwether
Putnam County, Georgia

33rd Speaker
72nd Session
1851-1852

John Anderson
Chatham County, Georgia

32nd Speaker
71st Session
1849-1850

Charles J. Jenkins
Born in South Carolina in 1805
Jenkins County, Georgia was named after him

Democratic Party

31st Speaker
65th Session and 68th-70th Sessions
1840 and 1843-1847

William B. Wofford
Habersham County, Georgia

30th Speaker
66th-67th Sessions
1841-1842

Joseph Clay
Chatham County, Georgia

1782

Thomas Glascock
Richmond County Georgia

29th Speaker
58th and 59th Sessions
1833-1834

George Gilmer
(1829-1831 & 1837-1839)

Wilson Lumpkin
(1831-1835)

Ashbury Hill
Clarke County Georgia

28th Speaker
55th-57th Sessions
1830-1832

Warren Jourdan
Jones County Georgia

27th Speaker
54th Session
1829

Irby Hudson
Putnam County Georgia

26th Speaker
51st-53rd Session
1826-1828

George M. Troup
(1823-1827)

John Forsyth
(1827-1829)

Thomas W. Murray
Lincoln County Georgia

25th Speaker
50th Session
1825

John Abercrombie
Hancock County Georgia

24th Speaker
49th Session
1824-1825

Allen Daniel
Madison County Georgia

23rd Speaker
47th Session
1822

David Adams
Jasper County Georgia

21st Speaker
44th-45th Sessions
1819-1820

William Rabun
(1817-1819)

John Clark
(1819-1823)

Benjamin Williams
Putnam County Georgia

20th Speaker
42nd-43rd Session
1817-1818

Robert Iverson
Putnam County Georgia

19th Speaker
36th Session
1811

Benjamin Whitaker
Jefferson County Georgia

18th Speaker
31st-35th Sessions
1806-1810

Abraham Jackson
Burke County Georgia

17th Speaker
27th-30th Session
1802-1806

David Meriwether
Wilkes County Georgia

Democratic Party

16th Speaker
21st-26th Session
1797-1801

Thomas Stevens
Liberty County Georgia

15th Speaker
20th Session
1796

Thoams Napier
Richmond County Georgia

14th Speaker
19th Session
1794-1795

Seaborn Jones
Richmond County Georgia

13th Speaker
14th Session
1789-1790

John Powell
Burke County Georgia

12th Speaker
13th Session
1789

Joseph Habersham
Chatham County Georgia

11th Speaker
9th Session
1785

John Houstoun
Born in Georgia (1744-1796)
Chatham County Georgia

Speaker Houston later became Governor of Georgia.
He served 1778-1779 and 1784-1785 as Governor.

Houston County Georgia named after him.

10th Speaker
7th Session
1783

James Habersham
Chatham County Georgia

9th Speaker
6th-8th Session
1782

William Gibbons
Chatham County Georgia

6th Speaker
16th-18th Session
1791-1794

Nathan Brownson
Liberty County Georgia
Born in Conneticut

Speaker Brownson later became Governor.
He served as Governor 1781-1782.

4th Speaker
4th Session
1780

William Glascock
Richmond County Georgia

3rd Speaker
4th Session
1780

James Whitfield
Chatham County Georgia

2nd Speaker
2nd Session
1778

Noble Wimberly Jones
Chatham County Georgia
Born in England

1st Speaker
1st Session
1777

Special Session - October 30 - November 15, 1778
7th Session - 1783 - Special Session