Horace Harned
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 | |
|---|---|
 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 | July 27, 1920 State College, Mississippi |
| Died | July 2, 2017 (aged 96) Starkville, Mississippi |
| 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
- "Horace Harned". Starkville Daily News. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- "The Political Graveyard: Freemasons, politicians, Mississippi". politicalgraveyard.com.
- "Welcome to the Civil Rights Digital Library". crdl.usg.edu.
- "Horace Harned, Jr. and the Famed Flying Tigers :: Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum in Starkville, MS".
- Rubin, Richard. "Should the Mississippi Files Have Been Re-Opened? No, because ..." archive.nytimes.com.
- Mississippi. Legislature (1976-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1976]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
- https://www.crmvet.org/docs/6406_cofo_ms_leg-rpt.pdf
- https://www.justice.gov/crt/foia/file/662941/download
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