James Roger Sharp is Professor of History at Syracuse University. He is the author of American Politics in the Early Republic: The New Nation in Crisis (1993, 1997). The Sharps are the editors of the three earlier volumes American Legislative Leaders in the West, 1911-1994 (Greenwood, 1997), American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994 (Greenwood, 1997), and American Legislative Leaders in the South, 1911-1914 (Greenwood, 1999).Nancy Weatherly Sharp is a member of the faculty and Assistant Dean at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication at Syracuse University. She is the author of Communications Research: The Challenge of the Information Age (1988).Kevin G. AtwaterGina PetonitoCharles F. RitterJon L. Wakelyn

• Preface Introduction Biographical Dictionary Bibliography Appendix 1: Political Party and Home County Appendix 2: Years in Speakership and House Appendix 3: Legislative Pathways Appendix 4: Gender, Racial Background, Birth, and Death Appendix 5: Education Appendix 6: Religious, Military, and Marital Background Appendix 7: Occupations Appendix 8: Voluntary Organizations Appendix 9: Public Offices before Speakership Appendix 10: Public Offices after Speakership Index