List Of Speakers Of The Virginia House Of Delegates - Virginia Speaker Of The House

The following persons have served as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates.

Acting Speaker

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According to Rules 2 and 16 of the House of Delegates, the chair of the Committee on Privileges and Elections serves as Acting Speaker when there is a vacancy in the Speaker's office. This has occurred twice since 1990:

• Ford C. Quillen of Scott County was Acting Speaker from the death of A. L. Philpott on September 28, 1991, until the House met in a special redistricting session in November, when Thomas W. Moss Jr. was elected Speaker.
• Lacey E. Putney of Bedford was Acting Speaker from the resignation of S. Vance Wilkins Jr. on June 15, 2002, until the House met in regular session in January 2003, when William J. Howell was elected Speaker.

See also

Speaker of the House | US House of Representatives: History, Art .... Source : history.house.gov

• List of Speakers of the Virginia House of Burgesses
• Category:Speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates

References

West Virginia House of Delegates - Wikipedia. Source : en.wikipedia.org

• Jamerson, Bruce F. (Fall 2002). "Interpreting the Rules: Speaker's Resignation Challenges; Virginia House of Delegates" (PDF). Journal of the American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries. Retrieved 2008-11-24. 
• Jamerson, Bruce F., Clerk of the House of Delegates, supervising (2007). Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Delegates, 1776-2007. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia House of Delegates. 

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