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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. The Sergeant can also request the attendance of absent Senators.
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.
The Sergeant at Arms of the Senate can arrest any person upon their violating Senate rules (including the President of the United States).^[1]

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List of Senate Sergeants at Arms

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List of Senate Sergeants at Arms

Sergeant at Arms	Term of Service
James 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 - June 7 1841
Edward Dyer	June 7 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[2]
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 - January 3 2007
Terrance W. Gainer	January 4 2007 - present

See also

★ United States House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms

References

1. senate.gov
2. Obituaries, Washington Post, January 212006; Page B05

External links

★ Official Site