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James Molloy was elected doorkeeper of the House of Representatives during the 94th Congress in 1974 and served through the 103rd Congress. As doorkeeper, he introduced six different Presidents, several heads of state and other dignitaries in joint sessions and other congressional events. Mr. Molloy was the last doorkeeper of the House of Representatives.
Biography
Early life
James T. Molloy was born in South Buffalo, New York on June 3, 1936 to Matthew Molloy and Catherine Hayden Molloy. Educated in Buffalo’s Catholic Schools, he worked in the grain elevators of Buffalo’s waterfront and fought fires as a member of the city fire department. Through his labor, Molloy paid his own way through school at Canisius College, becoming a member of the AFL-CIO, the International Brotherhood of Longshoremen, and the International Association of Fire Fighters.
Career
Molloy worked as a schoolteacher in the New York cities of Buffalo and Lackawanna, and at the age of 27, became the youngest Democrat to serve as Party Zone Chairman in the State of New York.
Molloy went to Washington in 1968 at the invitation of New York CongressmanJohn Rooney to work in the House Finance Office. During his years of work in that office, he oversaw the growth of legislative appropriations for the House from $75 million to $126 million.
Molloy was elected Doorkeeper of the House in 1974, and remained at that post through the 103rd Congress, serving as a primary aide to Speakers Carl Albert, Tip O'Neill, James Wright, and Tom Foley. He was the last of 30 people to hold the position of Doorkeeper from its establishment in 1789 to its elimination in 1994. Within this capacity, he introduced Presidents and heads of state to Congress, and coordinated 71 joint sessions and many other events within the House chamber.
Terms served as the Doorkeeper of the House[1] Term Years Start date 93rd (1973–75) Jan. 3, 1973 94th (1975–77) Jan. 14, 1975 95th (1977–79) Jan. 4, 1977 96th (1979–81) Jan. 15, 1979 97th (1981–83) Jan. 5, 1981 98th (1983–85) Jan. 3, 1983 99th (1985–87) Jan. 3, 1985 100th (1987–89) Jan. 6, 1987 101st (1989–91) Jan. 3, 1989 102nd (1991–93) Jan. 3, 1991 103rd (1993–95) Jan. 5, 1993
Legacy
Mr. Molloy continues to serve as Chairman of the Board of the Wright Patman Congressional Credit Union, a position he has held for 30 years. Molloy is the recipient of numerous honors for his life’s work in public service. He has received the Outstanding Citizen Award from the New York State AFL-CIO, the President’s Award from the New York State Federation of Police, and the United States Senate Youth Alumni Association Outstanding Service Award. He has received an honorary Doctor of Laws from his alma mater, Canisius College, as well as the Sid Yudain Congressional Staffer of the Year Award from Roll Call.
References
- As of Jan 27, 2010 the majority of this article consisted of text from GovTrack, published under a "copyleft" license.
- Congressman Brian Higgans Western New York, Newsroom
- The House Bank; House's Top Officers Act As Adept Politicians, Too, The New York Times
- ^ Appointed “to act as and to temporarily exercise” the duties of Doorkeeper effective December 31, 1974. See, Congressional Record, 93rd Cong., 2nd sess. (December 19, 1974): 2549.