The Mansion House on Dawson Street in Dublin is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin.
footman
That servant would be called a footman, he usually assists the butlers.
Her paternal grandfather was a civil servant, his name does not seem yo be known today. Her maternal grandfather, M Thomas, was a highranking civil servant in the Finance Ministry. There was a family tradition that the Thomas family was related to Fragonard, the painter.
bulldog
official, officer, administrator, civil servant, public servant, mandarin
Congressman Patrick Murphy is a Political Office Holder, an elected official and representative to the federal government for the people of the 8th Congressional district of Pennsylvania; as such he is also a Public Servant.
Alois who was an Austrian imperial customs official
federal employees hired on merit
an incumbent
His mother was unemployed, his father was a customs official
He was a government worker, a civil servant. Specifically, he was a Customs Official, collecting import duties at the border. This was a secure job but not very well paid. His economic status would have been lower middle class-middle class. He was also apparently a domineering drunkard.
It is someone who works for the government, but is not an elected official. So it could be someone working in an office in a government department.