Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives
| Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representative | |
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Paul D. Irving Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives |
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| Appointed by | United States House of Representatives |
| First incumbent | Joseph Wheaton |
| Current incumbent | Paul Irving |
| Creation of office | April 14, 1789 |
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| Deputy | Deputy Sergeant at Arms Timothy Blodgett |
| Website | https://www.house.gov |
Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives (also briefly House Sergeant at Arms ) is the official name for the top officials in the United States House of Representatives , who is responsible for the maintenance of order and security and a variety of administrative and ceremonial events is. The office was introduced by the 1st United States Congress in 1789 and had its historic model in the Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons .
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The office of Sergeant at Arms was created in one of the first resolutions of the 1st Congress in April 1789.
As the chief executive of the House of Representatives, the Sergeant at Arms is responsible for maintaining security and order on his side of the Capitol . He is also responsible for the safety of individual MPs.
Similar to the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate responsible is the hammer of the Senate kept the sergeant of the House of Representatives kept at arm the mace of the House of Representatives on representing his authority and serves as a symbol for the entire House of Representatives. The power to summon members of the House in absentia is also the same as the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate.
With the abolition of the office of Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives in 1995, the Sergeant at Arms also took over most of his duties. For example, he now announces with the words “Mr. Speaker, the president of the United States " appearances by the US President in the House of Representatives.
Together with the architect of the Capitol and the Senate Sergeant at Arms , he also forms the Capitol Police Board , which is responsible for security around the buildings. By virtue of his office, he is also a member of the Congressional Accessibility Services Board.
Former Sergeants at Arms of the US House of Representatives
| Sergeant at Arms | image | origin | Term of office |
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| Joseph Wheaton | Rhode Island | May 12, 1789 - October 27, 1807 | |
| Thomas Dunn | Maryland | October 27, 1807 - December 5, 1824 | |
| John O. Dunn | District of Columbia | December 6, 1824 - December 3, 1833 | |
| Thomas Beverly Randolph | Virginia | December 3, 1833 - December 15, 1835 | |
| Roderick Dorsey | Maryland | December 15, 1835 - June 8, 1841 | |
| Eleazor M. Townsend | Connecticut | June 8, 1841 - December 7, 1843 | |
| Newton Lane | Kentucky | December 7, 1843 - December 8, 1847 | |
| Nathan Sargant | Vermont | December 8, 1847 - January 15, 1850 | |
| Adam John Glossbrenner |  |
Pennsylvania | January 15, 1850 - February 3, 1860 |
| Henry William Hoffman | Maryland | February 3, 1860 - July 5, 1861 | |
| Edward Ball | Ohio | July 5, 1861 - December 8, 1863 | |
| Nehemiah George Ordway |  |
New Hampshire | December 8, 1863 - December 6, 1875 |
| John G. Thompson | Ohio | December 6, 1875 - December 5, 1881 | |
| George W. Hooker | Vermont | December 5, 1881 - December 4, 1883 | |
| John Peter Leedom |  |
Ohio | December 4, 1883 - December 3, 1889 |
| Adoniram Judson Holmes | Iowa | December 3, 1889 - December 8, 1891 | |
| Samuel S. Yoder |  |
Ohio | December 8, 1891 - August 7, 1893 |
| Herman Wilber Snow | Illinois | August 7, 1893 - December 3, 1895 | |
| Benjamin F. Russell | Missouri | December 3, 1895 - December 4, 1899 | |
| Henry Casson | _at_Arms_Casson,_H(ouse)_of_R(epresentatives)_LCCN2011647837.jpg) |
Wisconsin | December 4, 1899 - April 4, 1911 |
| Uriah Stokes Jackson | Indiana | April 4, 1911 - June 22, 1913 | |
| Charles F. Riddell | Indiana | July 18, 1912 - April 7, 1913 | |
| Robert Bryarly Gordon |  |
Ohio | April 7, 1913 - May 19, 1919 |
| Joseph G. Rogers | Pennsylvania | May 19, 1919 - December 7, 1931 | |
| Kenneth Romney | Montana | December 7, 1931 - January 3, 1947 | |
| William F. Russell | Pennsylvania | January 3, 1947 - January 3, 1949 | |
| Joseph H. Callahan | Kentucky | January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1953 | |
| William F. Russell | Pennsylvania | January 3, 1953 - July 7, 1953 | |
| Lyle O. Snader | Illinois | July 8, 1953 - September 15, 1953 | |
| William R. Bonsell | Pennsylvania | September 15, 1953 - January 5, 1955 | |
| Zeake W. Johnson, Jr. | Tennessee | Jan 5, 1955 - September 30, 1972 | |
| Kenneth R. Harding |  |
Virginia | October 1, 1972 - February 29, 1980 |
| Benjamin J. Guthrie | Virginia | March 1, 1980 - January 3, 1983 | |
| Jack Russ | Maryland | January 3, 1983 - March 12, 1992 | |
| Werner W. Brandt | Virginia | March 12, 1992 - January 4, 1995 | |
| Wilson Livingood |  |
Virginia | January 4, 1995 - January 17, 2012 |
| Paul D. Irving |  |
Florida | Jan. 17, 2012 - Today |
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ The First Sergeant at Arms, Joseph Wheaton. In: US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives. Unites States House of Representatives, accessed May 2, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Sergeant at Arms. In: house.gov. United States House of Representatives, accessed February 2, 2020 .
- ^ A Proper Symbol of Office. In: US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives. United States House of Representatives, December 4, 2017, accessed May 2, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Sergeants at Arms on history.house.gov (Engl.)
- ↑ House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (Engl.)
