Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives

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legislative office position in the United States House of Representatives

The Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives was a now-abolished officer responsible for maintaining order at the House chamber entrances, controlling access, and performing various ceremonial and administrative duties.

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Label	Occurrences
Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative office ⓘ position in the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Doorkeeper of the House ⓘ House Doorkeeper ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
appointedBy	United States House of Representatives ⓘ resolution of the House of Representatives ⓘ
branchOfGovernment	legislative branch of the United States federal government ⓘ
category	Defunct public offices of the United States ⓘ House of Representatives office buildings ⓘ surface form: Offices of the United States House of Representatives
country	United States of America ⓘ
duty	announce the arrival of the President of the United States at joint sessions of Congress ⓘ control access to the floor of the House of Representatives ⓘ enforce rules governing admission to the House chamber ⓘ escort the President of the United States and other dignitaries into the House chamber on ceremonial occasions ⓘ maintain order at the entrances to the House chamber ⓘ perform administrative duties related to the House chamber ⓘ perform ceremonial functions for the House of Representatives ⓘ supervise the doorkeepers and other staff at the House chamber entrances ⓘ
hasListOfOfficeHolders	List of Doorkeepers of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
historicalPeriod	history of the United States Congress ⓘ
inception	First United States Congress ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
lastHolder	Wilson Livingood ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
officeAbolishedBy	104th United States Congress ⓘ House Resolution 6 of the 104th Congress ⓘ
officeAbolishedIn	1995 ⓘ
officeHeldBy	James T. Molloy ⓘ William "Fishbait" Miller ⓘ Wilson Livingood ⓘ
partOf	United States Congress ⓘ United States House of Representatives ⓘ
positionCreated	1789 ⓘ
someFunctionsTransferredTo	Chief Administrative Officer of the House ⓘ surface form: Chief Administrative Officer of the United States House of Representatives Clerk of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives ⓘ surface form: Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives
status	abolished office ⓘ
successorOffice	Chief Administrative Officer of the House ⓘ surface form: Chief Administrative Officer of the United States House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives ⓘ surface form: Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives
usedFor	controlling physical access to the House floor ⓘ supporting official ceremonies in the House chamber ⓘ supporting the conduct of legislative sessions ⓘ
workLocation	United States Capitol ⓘ surface form: House chamber of the United States Capitol United States Capitol ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chief Administrative Officer of the House → hasPredecessorOffice → Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ