Horace Hammerton Harned Jr. (July 27, 1920 – July 2, 2017) was an American politician in the state of Mississippi.[1] He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi State Senate. A Democrat,[2][3][4] he was one of seven legislators who sat on the segregationist Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission in the 1960s.[5] He served in the Senate from 1952 to 1956, and in the House from 1960 to 1980.[6]
Horace Harned | |
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![]() Harned circa 1962 | |
Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 23rd district | |
In office January 1952 – January 1956 | |
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 23-A district | |
In office January 1960 – January 1980 | |
Personal details | |
Born | State College, Mississippi | July 27, 1920
Died | July 2, 2017 Starkville, Mississippi | (aged 96)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Nellie Jean Howell |
Residence | Starkville, Mississippi |
Occupation | Farmer, dairyman |
Harned lived in Starkville, Mississippi. He served on the executive committee of Citizens Council.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Horace Harned". Starkville Daily News. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ^ "The Political Graveyard: Freemasons, politicians, Mississippi". politicalgraveyard.com.
- ^ "Welcome to the Civil Rights Digital Library". crdl.usg.edu. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Horace Harned, Jr. and the Famed Flying Tigers :: Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum in Starkville, MS". Archived from the original on December 19, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ Rubin, Richard. "Should the Mississippi Files Have Been Re-Opened? No, because ..." archive.nytimes.com.
- ^ Mississippi. Legislature (January 1, 1976). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1976]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
- ^ "The Mississippi Legislature 1964" (PDF). crmvet.org. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ "Memorandum". justice.gov. Retrieved January 23, 2024.