1897 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election

At the opening of the 55th United States Congress, the incoming members of the U.S. House of Representatives elected in the 1896 elections held an election for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. It was the 60th U.S. speaker election since the office was created in 1789. After four ballots, Osborn won the speakership by forming a political alliance of conservative and populist Democrats, Silverites, and Populists, while also offering numerous political concessions to representatives who voted for him on the second through fourth ballots.