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Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives

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Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives

The sergeant at arms of the United States House of Representatives is an officer of the House with law enforcement, protocol, and administrative responsibilities. The sergeant at arms is elected at the beginning of each Congress by the membership of the House.

Infobox

Website
www.house.gov/the-house-explained/officers-and-organizations/sergeant-at-arms
Appointer
Elected by the House
Nominator
Speaker of the House
Term length
Two years
Inaugural holder
Joseph Wheaton

Tables

· List of sergeants at arms
1
1
No.
1
Sergeant at Arms
Joseph Wheaton
State or territory
Rhode Island
Term of service
May 12, 1789 – October 27, 1807
Congress
1st – 9th
2
2
No.
2
Sergeant at Arms
Thomas Dunn
State or territory
Maryland
Term of service
October 27, 1807 – December 5, 1824
Congress
10th – 18th
3
3
No.
3
Sergeant at Arms
John O. Dunn
State or territory
District of Columbia
Term of service
December 6, 1824 – December 3, 1833
Congress
18th – 22nd
4
4
No.
4
Sergeant at Arms
Thomas Beverly Randolph
State or territory
Virginia
Term of service
December 3, 1833 – December 15, 1835
Congress
23rd – 24th
5
5
No.
5
Sergeant at Arms
Roderick Dorsey
State or territory
Maryland
Term of service
December 15, 1835 – June 8, 1841
Congress
24th – 27th
6
6
No.
6
Sergeant at Arms
Eleazor M. Townsend
State or territory
Connecticut
Term of service
June 8, 1841 – December 7, 1843
Congress
27th – 28th
7
7
No.
7
Sergeant at Arms
Newton Lane
State or territory
Kentucky
Term of service
December 7, 1843 – December 8, 1847
Congress
28th – 30th
8
8
No.
8
Sergeant at Arms
Nathan Sargent
State or territory
Vermont
Term of service
December 8, 1847 – January 15, 1850
Congress
30th – 31st
9
9
No.
9
Sergeant at Arms
Adam J. Glossbrenner
State or territory
Pennsylvania
Term of service
January 15, 1850 – February 3, 1860
Congress
31st – 36th
10
10
No.
10
Sergeant at Arms
Henry William Hoffman
State or territory
Maryland
Term of service
February 3, 1860 – July 5, 1861
Congress
36th – 37th
11
11
No.
11
Sergeant at Arms
Edward Ball
State or territory
Ohio
Term of service
July 5, 1861 – December 8, 1863
Congress
37th – 38th
12
12
No.
12
Sergeant at Arms
Nehemiah G. Ordway
State or territory
New Hampshire
Term of service
December 8, 1863 – December 6, 1875
Congress
38th – 43rd
13
13
No.
13
Sergeant at Arms
John G. Thompson
State or territory
Ohio
Term of service
December 6, 1875 – December 5, 1881
Congress
44th – 46th
14
14
No.
14
Sergeant at Arms
George W. Hooker
State or territory
Vermont
Term of service
December 5, 1881 – December 4, 1883
Congress
47th
15
15
No.
15
Sergeant at Arms
John P. Leedom
State or territory
Ohio
Term of service
December 4, 1883 – December 2, 1889
Congress
48th – 50th
16
16
No.
16
Sergeant at Arms
Adoniram J. Holmes
State or territory
Iowa
Term of service
December 2, 1889 – December 8, 1891
Congress
51st
17
17
No.
17
Sergeant at Arms
Samuel S. Yoder
State or territory
Ohio
Term of service
December 8, 1891 – August 7, 1893
Congress
52nd
18
18
No.
18
Sergeant at Arms
Herman W. Snow
State or territory
Illinois
Term of service
August 7, 1893 – December 2, 1895
Congress
53rd
19
19
No.
19
Sergeant at Arms
Benjamin F. Russell
State or territory
Missouri
Term of service
December 2, 1895 – December 4, 1899
Congress
54th – 55th
20
20
No.
20
Sergeant at Arms
Henry Casson
State or territory
Wisconsin
Term of service
December 4, 1899 – April 4, 1911
Congress
56th – 61st
21
21
No.
21
Sergeant at Arms
Uriah Stokes Jackson
State or territory
Indiana
Term of service
April 4, 1911 – June 22, 1912
Congress
62nd
22
22
No.
22
Sergeant at Arms
Charles F. Riddell
State or territory
Indiana
Term of service
July 18, 1912 – April 7, 1913
Congress
62nd
23
23
No.
23
Sergeant at Arms
Robert B. Gordon
State or territory
Ohio
Term of service
April 7, 1913 – May 19, 1919
Congress
63rd – 65th
24
24
No.
24
Sergeant at Arms
Joseph G. Rodgers
State or territory
Pennsylvania
Term of service
May 19, 1919 – December 7, 1931
Congress
66th – 71st
25
25
No.
25
Sergeant at Arms
Kenneth Romney
State or territory
Montana
Term of service
December 7, 1931 – January 3, 1947
Congress
72nd – 79th
26a
26a
No.
26a
Sergeant at Arms
William F. Russell
State or territory
Pennsylvania
Term of service
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
Congress
80th
27
27
No.
27
Sergeant at Arms
Joseph H. Callahan
State or territory
Kentucky
Term of service
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953
Congress
81st – 82nd
26b
26b
No.
26b
Sergeant at Arms
William F. Russell
State or territory
Pennsylvania
Term of service
January 3, 1953 – July 7, 1953
Congress
83rd
28
28
No.
28
Sergeant at Arms
Lyle O. Snader
State or territory
Illinois
Term of service
July 8, 1953 – September 15, 1953
Congress
83rd
29
29
No.
29
Sergeant at Arms
William R. Bonsell
State or territory
Pennsylvania
Term of service
September 15, 1953 – January 5, 1955
Congress
83rd
30
30
No.
30
Sergeant at Arms
Zeake W. Johnson Jr.
State or territory
Tennessee
Term of service
January 5, 1955 – September 30, 1972
Congress
84th – 92nd
31
31
No.
31
Sergeant at Arms
Kenneth R. Harding
State or territory
Virginia
Term of service
October 1, 1972 – February 29, 1980
Congress
92nd – 96th
32
32
No.
32
Sergeant at Arms
Benjamin J. Guthrie
State or territory
Virginia
Term of service
March 1, 1980 – January 3, 1983
Congress
96th – 97th
33
33
No.
33
Sergeant at Arms
Jack Russ
State or territory
Maryland
Term of service
January 3, 1983 – March 12, 1992
Congress
98th – 102nd
34
34
No.
34
Sergeant at Arms
Werner W. Brandt
State or territory
Virginia
Term of service
March 12, 1992 – January 4, 1995
Congress
102nd – 103rd
35
35
No.
35
Sergeant at Arms
Wilson Livingood
State or territory
Virginia
Term of service
January 4, 1995 – January 17, 2012
Congress
104th – 112th
36
36
No.
36
Sergeant at Arms
Paul D. Irving
State or territory
Florida
Term of service
January 17, 2012 – January 7, 2021
Congress
112th – 117th
No.
Sergeant at Arms
Timothy Blodgett (acting)
State or territory
New York
Term of service
January 11, 2021 – March 26, 2021
Congress
117th
37
37
No.
37
Sergeant at Arms
William J. Walker
State or territory
Illinois
Term of service
March 26, 2021 – January 7, 2023
Congress
117th
38
38
No.
38
Sergeant at Arms
William McFarland
State or territory
Maryland
Term of service
January 7, 2023 – present
Congress
118th
No.
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Sergeant at Arms
State or territory
Term of service
Congress
1
Joseph Wheaton
Rhode Island
May 12, 1789 – October 27, 1807
1st – 9th
2
Thomas Dunn
Maryland
October 27, 1807 – December 5, 1824
10th – 18th
3
John O. Dunn
District of Columbia
December 6, 1824 – December 3, 1833
18th – 22nd
4
Thomas Beverly Randolph
Virginia
December 3, 1833 – December 15, 1835
23rd – 24th
5
Roderick Dorsey
Maryland
December 15, 1835 – June 8, 1841
24th – 27th
6
Eleazor M. Townsend
Connecticut
June 8, 1841 – December 7, 1843
27th – 28th
7
Newton Lane
Kentucky
December 7, 1843 – December 8, 1847
28th – 30th
8
Nathan Sargent
Vermont
December 8, 1847 – January 15, 1850
30th – 31st
9
Adam J. Glossbrenner
Pennsylvania
January 15, 1850 – February 3, 1860
31st – 36th
10
Henry William Hoffman
Maryland
February 3, 1860 – July 5, 1861
36th – 37th
11
Edward Ball
Ohio
July 5, 1861 – December 8, 1863
37th – 38th
12
Nehemiah G. Ordway
New Hampshire
December 8, 1863 – December 6, 1875
38th – 43rd
13
John G. Thompson
Ohio
December 6, 1875 – December 5, 1881
44th – 46th
14
George W. Hooker
Vermont
December 5, 1881 – December 4, 1883
47th
15
John P. Leedom
Ohio
December 4, 1883 – December 2, 1889
48th – 50th
16
Adoniram J. Holmes
Iowa
December 2, 1889 – December 8, 1891
51st
17
Samuel S. Yoder
Ohio
December 8, 1891 – August 7, 1893
52nd
18
Herman W. Snow
Illinois
August 7, 1893 – December 2, 1895
53rd
19
Benjamin F. Russell
Missouri
December 2, 1895 – December 4, 1899
54th – 55th
20
Henry Casson
Wisconsin
December 4, 1899 – April 4, 1911
56th – 61st
21
Uriah Stokes Jackson
Indiana
April 4, 1911 – June 22, 1912
62nd
22
Charles F. Riddell
Indiana
July 18, 1912 – April 7, 1913
62nd
23
Robert B. Gordon
Ohio
April 7, 1913 – May 19, 1919
63rd – 65th
24
Joseph G. Rodgers
Pennsylvania
May 19, 1919 – December 7, 1931
66th – 71st
25
Kenneth Romney
Montana
December 7, 1931 – January 3, 1947
72nd – 79th
26a
William F. Russell
Pennsylvania
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
80th
27
Joseph H. Callahan
Kentucky
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953
81st – 82nd
26b
William F. Russell
Pennsylvania
January 3, 1953 – July 7, 1953
83rd
28
Lyle O. Snader
Illinois
July 8, 1953 – September 15, 1953
83rd
29
William R. Bonsell
Pennsylvania
September 15, 1953 – January 5, 1955
83rd
30
Zeake W. Johnson Jr.
Tennessee
January 5, 1955 – September 30, 1972
84th – 92nd
31
Kenneth R. Harding
Virginia
October 1, 1972 – February 29, 1980
92nd – 96th
32
Benjamin J. Guthrie
Virginia
March 1, 1980 – January 3, 1983
96th – 97th
33
Jack Russ
Maryland
January 3, 1983 – March 12, 1992
98th – 102nd
34
Werner W. Brandt
Virginia
March 12, 1992 – January 4, 1995
102nd – 103rd
35
Wilson Livingood
Virginia
January 4, 1995 – January 17, 2012
104th – 112th
36
Paul D. Irving
Florida
January 17, 2012 – January 7, 2021
112th – 117th
Timothy Blodgett (acting)
New York
January 11, 2021 – March 26, 2021
117th
37
William J. Walker
Illinois
March 26, 2021 – January 7, 2023
117th
38
William McFarland
Maryland
January 7, 2023 – present
118th

References

  1. "Appointment of Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives; Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 5"
    https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-169/issue-5/house-section/article/H48-7
  2. Transcript, House Administration Committee hearing, June 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20171118220548/https://www
    https://web.archive.org/web/20171118220548/https://www.house.gov/the-house-explained/officers-and-organizations/sergeant-at-arms
  3. United States Capitol Police
    https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/michael-g-sullivan-sworn-chief-united-states-capitol-police
  4. The Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-18-mn-2999-story.html
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