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Legal Terms - Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod
a member of the House of Lords whose title comes from the ebony staff of office, which has a gilded lion on it. The position was first created in the fourteenth century as an usher of the Order of the Garter; the parliamentary appointment began in 1522. Black Rod is in charge of keeping the House in order and calls Commons members into the Lords to hear a speech from the throne.
a member of the House of Lords whose title comes from the ebony staff of office, which has a gilded lion on it. The position was first created in the fourteenth century as an usher of the Order of the Garter; the parliamentary appointment began in 1522. Black Rod is in charge of keeping the House in order and calls Commons members into the Lords to hear a speech from the throne.
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