HACKNEY, Robert B., a Doorkeeper from Virginia; born in Frederick County, Va., circa 1814; elected Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives for the Thirty-fifth Congress until his dismissal on May 17, 1858 (December 7, 1857–May 17, 1858); died on January 23, 1878, in Washington, D.C.
* Dismissed from office on May 10, 1858.
History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, “Hackney, Robert B.,” http://history.house.gov/People/Detail/38408 (January 11, 2017)
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