Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate

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The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is the law enforcer for the United States Senate. One of the chief roles of the Sergeant is to hold the gavel used at every session.

With the architect of the Capitol and the House Sergeant at Arms, he serves on the Capitol Police Board, responsible for security around the building.

List of Sergeants

Name	Term of Service
James T. Mathers	April 7, 1789 - September 2, 1811
Mountjoy Bayly	November 6, 1811 - December 9, 1833
John Shackford	December 9, 1833 - 1837
Stephen Haight	September 4, 1837 - March 8, 1841
Edward Dyer	March 8, 1841 - December 9, 1845
Robert Beale	December 9, 1845 - March 17, 1853
Dunning R. McNair	March 17, 1853 - July 6, 1861
George T. Brown	July 6, 1861 - March 22, 1869
John R. French	March 22, 1869 - March 24, 1879
Richard J. Bright	March 24, 1879 - December 18, 1883
William P. Canaday	December 18, 1883 - June 30, 1890
Edward K. Valentine	June 30, 1890 - August 7, 1893
Richard J. Bright	August 8, 1893 - February 1, 1900
Daniel M. Ransdell	February 1, 1900 - August 26, 1912
E. Livingston Cornelius	December 10, 1912 - March 4, 1913
Charles P. Higgins	March 13, 1913 - March 3, 1919
David S. Barry	May 19, 1919 - February 7, 1933
Chesley W. Jurney	March 9, 1933 - January 31, 1943
Wall Doxey	February 1, 1943 - January 3, 1947
Edward F. McGinnis	January 4, 1947 - January 2, 1949
Joseph C. Duke	January 3, 1949 - January 2, 1953
Forest A. Harness	January 3, 1953 - January 4, 1955
Joseph C. Duke	January 5, 1955 - December 30, 1965
Robert G. Dunphy	January 14, 1966 - June 30, 1972
William H. Wannall	July 1, 1972 - December 17, 1975
Frank "Nordy" Hoffmann	December 18, 1975 - January 4, 1981
Howard S. Liebengood	January 5, 1981 - September 12, 1983
Larry E. Smith	September 13, 1983 - June 2, 1985
Ernest E. Garcia	June 3, 1985 - January 5, 1987
Henry K. Giugni	January 6, 1987 - December 31, 1990
Martha S. Pope	January 3, 1991 - April 14, 1994
Robert Laurent Benoit	April 15, 1994 - January 3, 1995
Howard O. Greene, Jr.	January 4, 1995 - September 6, 1996
Gregory S. Casey	September 6, 1996 - November 9, 1998
James W. Ziglar	November 9, 1998 - September 3, 2001
Alfonso E. Lenhardt	September 4, 2001 - March 16, 2003
William H. Pickle	March 17, 2003 - present

External links

[Official Site]

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Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate

List of Sergeants

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