James Mathers | 17890407_18110902Apr 7, 1789Sep 2, 1811 | Mathers, who died in office, was originally elected to be Senate doorkeeper. On February 5, 1798, the Senate expanded his duties to include those of sergeant at arms. Being elected just one day after the Senate achieved its first quorum, Mathers became the first Senate officer. The position of doorkeeper held particular importance in the Senate's early years as sessions were conducted in secret until 1795. |
Mountjoy Bayly | 18111106_18331209Nov 6, 1811Dec 9, 1833 | – |
John Shackford | 18331209_18370816Dec 9, 1833Aug 16, 1837 | Died in office. |
Stephen Haight | 18370904_18410112Sep 4, 1837Jan 12, 1841 | – |
Edward Dyer | 18410308_18450916Mar 8, 1841Sep 16, 1845 | – |
Robert Beale | 18451209_18350317Dec 9, 1845Mar 17, 1853 | – |
Dunning R. McNair | 18530317_18610706Mar 17, 1853Jul 6, 1861 | – |
George T. Brown | 18610706_18690322Jul 6, 1861Mar 22, 1869 | – |
John R. French | 18690322_18790324Mar 22, 1869Mar 24, 1879 | – |
Richard J. Bright | 18790324_18831218Mar 24, 1879Dec 18, 1883 | – |
William P. Canaday | 18831218_18900630Dec 18, 1883Jun 30, 1890 | – |
Edward K. Valentine | 18900630_18930807Jun 30, 1890Aug 7, 1893 | – |
Richard J. Bright | 18930808_19900201Aug 8, 1893Feb 1, 1900 | – |
Daniel M. Ransdell | 19000201_19120826Feb 1, 1900Aug 26, 1912 | – |
E. Livingston Cornelius | 19121210_19130304Dec 10, 1912Mar 4, 1913 | – |
Charles P. Higgins | 19130313_19190303Mar 13, 1913Mar 3, 1919 | – |
David S. Barry | 19190519_19330207May 19, 1919Feb 7, 1933 | – |
Chesley W. Jurney | 19330309_19430131Mar 9, 1933Jan 31, 1943 | – |
Wall Doxey | 19430201_19470103Feb 1, 1943Jan 3, 1947 | – |
Edward F. McGinnis | 19470104_19490102Jan 4, 1947Jan 2, 1949 | – |
Joseph C. Duke | 19490103_19530102Jan 3, 1949Jan 2, 1953 | – |
Forest A. Harness | 19530103_19550104Jan 3, 1953Jan 4, 1955 | – |
Joseph C. Duke | 19550105_19651230Jan 5, 1955Dec 30, 1965 | – |
Robert G. Dunphy | 19660114_19720630Jan 14, 1966Jun 30, 1972 | – |
William H. Wannall | 19720701_19751217Jul 1, 1972Dec 17, 1975 | – |
Frank "Nordy" Hoffmann | 19751218_19810104Dec 18, 1975Jan 4, 1981 | – |
Howard S. Liebengood | 19810105_19830912Jan 5, 1981Sep 12, 1983 | – |
Larry E. Smith | 19830913_19850602Sep 13, 1983Jun 2, 1985 | – |
Ernest E. Garcia | 19850603_19870105Jun 3, 1985Jan 5, 1987 | – |
Henry K. Giugni | 19870106_19901231Jan 6, 1987Dec 31, 1990 | – |
Martha S. Pope | 19910103_19940414Jan 3, 1991Apr 14, 1994 | – |
Robert Laurent Benoit | 19940415_19950103Apr 15, 1994Jan 3, 1995 | – |
Howard O. Greene, Jr. | 19950104_19960906Jan 4, 1995Sep 6, 1996 | – |
Gregory S. Casey | 19960906_19981109Sep 6, 1996Nov 9, 1998 | – |
James W. Ziglar | 19981109_20010802Nov 9, 1998Aug 2, 2001 | – |
Alfonso E. Lenhardt | 20010904_20030316Sep 4, 2001Mar 16, 2003 | – |
William H. Pickle | 20030317_20070104Mar 17, 2003Jan 4, 2007 | – |
Terrance Gainer | 20070104_20140502Jan 4, 2007May 2, 2014 | – |
Andrew B. Willison | 20140504_20150106May 5, 2014Jan 6, 2015 | – |
Frank J. Larkin | 20150106_20180416Jan 6, 2015Apr 16, 2018 | – |
Michael C. Stenger | 20180416Apr 16, 2018Jan 7, 2021 | Jennifer A. Hemingway served as acting sergeant at arms from January 7 to March 22, 2021. |
Karen Gibson | 20180416Mar 22, 2021present | – |