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| [[Harry Brown Mitchell]] || c. 1933 <ref name="Mitchell">http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/8105086</ref> || Feb 28, 1951 <ref>''Washington Checklist'', "The Wall Street Journal", Feb 28, 1951</ref>
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Revision as of 05:35, 27 June 2010

The United States Civil Service Commission was created by the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, which was passed into law on January 16, 1883. The commission was created to administer the civil service of the United States federal government in response to the assassination of President James Garfield by Charles Guiteau, who is said to have been a rejected office seeker. Guiteau wanted a job via the spoils system, also known as patronage, and Chester Arthur didn't want to continue the system that killed his predecessor. The law required certain applicants to take the civil service exam in order to be given certain jobs; it also prevented elected officials and political appointees from firing civil servants, removing civil servants from the influences of political patronage and partisan behavior.[1]

Effective January 1, 1978, the commission was renamed the Office of Personnel Management under the provisions of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978 (43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783) and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. In addition, several of its functions were spun off to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Special Counsel (OSC).

Presidents of the commission

Name From Until
Dorman B. Eaton Mar 9, 1883 [2] Nov 1, 1885 (resigned) [3]
Alfred P. Edgerton Nov 9, 1885 [4] Feb 9, 1889 (removed) [4]
Charles Lyman May 13, 1889 [5] Dec 15, 1893 (resigned) [6]
John R. Procter Dec 15, 1893 [6] Dec 12, 1903 (died) [7]
John C. Black Jan 17, 1904 [8] Jun 10, 1913 (resigned) [9]
John A. McIlhenny Jun 12, 1913 [10] Feb 28, 1919 (resigned) [11]
Martin A. Morrison Mar 13, 1919 [11] Jul 14, 1921 (resigned) [12]
John H. Bartlett Jul 15, 1921 [12] Mar 12, 1922 (resigned) [12]
William C. Deming Mar 1, 1923 [13] c. 1930
Thomas E. Campbell Jul 11, 1930 [14] c. 1932
Harry Brown Mitchell c. 1933 [15] Feb 28, 1951 [16]
Ramspeck, ? Mar 12, 1951 [17] ????
  • Alan K. Campbell, 1977-1978
  • Alan Campbell 1979–1981
  • Don Devine 1981–1985
  • Constance Horner 1985–1989
  • Constance Newman 1989–1993
  • Kay Coles James 2001–2005
  • Linda M. Springer 2005–2008
  • (Acting) Michael Hager 2008–2009
  • (Acting) Kathie Ann Whipple 2009

See also

References

  1. ^ Creating America: A History of the United States, Rand McNally, p 238 (2003)
  2. ^ Foulke, W. D. Fighting the spoilsmen: reminiscences of the civil service reform movement (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1919), p.8
  3. ^ Cleveland, Grover. Accepting Letter of Resignation of Dorman B. Eaton in The Writings and Speeches of Grover Cleveland, ed. George F. Parker (New York: Cassell Publishing Company, 1892), p.46
  4. ^ a b Fourth Report of the United States Civil Service Commission (Washington: Government Printing Office. 1888) pp. 120-121
  5. ^ Trying The Charleston, "New York Times", May 14, 1889
  6. ^ a b Procter Succeeds Lyman, "The Daily Argus News" (Crawfordsville, Indiana), Dec 15 1893
  7. ^ ''Twentieth Annual Report of the United States Civil Service Commission (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1904) p. 7.
  8. ^ Gen. Black Takes The Oath, "New York Times", Jan 17, 1904
  9. ^ Thirty-First Annual Report of the United States Civil Service Commission (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1915) p. 116.
  10. ^ McIlhenny Heads Civil Service, "New York Times", Jun 13, 1913
  11. ^ a b Thirty-Sixth Annual Report of the United States Civil Service Commission(Washington: Government Printing Office, 1919) p. xxvii
  12. ^ a b c Thirty-Ninth Annual Report of the United States Civil Service Commission(Washington: Government Printing Office, 1922) p. 121
  13. ^ The U.S. Civil Service Commission, "Congressional Digest", Vol II. No. 7 (April 1923), p. 198
  14. ^ Civil Service Head Takes Oath, "The Hartford Courant" (Hartford, Connecticut), Jul 11, 1930
  15. ^ http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/8105086
  16. ^ Washington Checklist, "The Wall Street Journal", Feb 28, 1951
  17. ^ Ramspeck Named Civil Service Head, "Los Angeles Times", Mar 12, 1951
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