Sir Ralph Allen Gosset KCB (28 August 1809 – 27 November 1885) was a British civil servant who was Serjeant at Arms of the House of Commons from 1875–85.
He held this role for 21 years until Queen Victoria appointed him to the vacant position of Serjeant-at-Arms in April 1875.
[1] The Queen rewarded his nearly 50 years of service by appointing him a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.
[6] After his death he was mourned for his gentlemanly manner: "His unfailing courtesy and genial kindness endeared him to all with whom he came in contact, and his punctual and diligent discharge of public duty formed but the foundation of innumerable and cordial personal friendships.
In quiet times the Sergeant-at-Arms does not come much into the view of the public, but during recent years he has not infrequently been compelled to take a prominent part in the "scenes" of which the House of Commons has been the theatre.