Hardin Kimbrough "Kemp" Toney (March 2, 1876 – March 9, 1955) was a Democratic politician from Jefferson County, Arkansas. He represented the county in the Arkansas Senate from 1905 to 1913, and the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1931 to 1949.[17][18]
H. Kemp Toney | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the Jefferson County district | |
| In office January 12, 1931[1] – January 10, 1949[2] | |
| Preceded by | Clarance B. Craig[3] |
| Succeeded by | Edward W. Brockman Jr[4] |
| 49th Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
| In office January 9, 1933[5] – January 14, 1935[6] | |
| Preceded by | Irving C. Neale[7] |
| Succeeded by | Harve B. Thorn[8] |
| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the Eleventh district | |
| In office January 9, 1905[9] – January 13, 1913[10] | |
| Preceded by | Creed Caldwell[11] |
| Succeeded by | Thomas C. White[12] |
| President of the Arkansas Senate | |
| In office January 12, 1911[13] – January 13, 1913[14] | |
| Preceded by | Jesse Martin[15] |
| Succeeded by | William K. Oldham[16] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 2, 1875 near Oxford, Mississippi |
| Died | March 9, 1955 (aged 80) White Hall, Arkansas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Florence Musselman
(m. 1906; died 1931) |
| Children | Elizabeth Toney |
| Residence | Jefferson County, Arkansas |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
He served as President of the Senate of the 38th Arkansas General Assembly, and as Speaker of the House of the 49th Arkansas General Assembly.[19][20]
Early life
editToney was born to William Lunsford Toney and Martha Clarinda (née Kimbrough) near Oxford, Mississippi in 1875. He attended the University of Mississippi. He served as the first president of the Pine Bluff Rotary Club.[21]
See also
edit- Jeff Davis (Arkansas governor) - Governor of Arkansas while Toney entered politics
References
edit- ^ "SOS" (1998), pp. 285–286.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), pp. 299–300.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 284.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 302.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), pp. 287–288.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 289.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 286.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 289.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 263.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 270.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 284.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 270.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 268.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 270.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 266.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 270.
- ^ "Arkansas law review and bar association journal". google.ca. 1954. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Sharp, James Roger; Sharp, Nancy Weatherly (1999). American Legislative Leaders in the South, 1911-1994. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313302138. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Arkansas House Of Representatives". arkansashouse.org. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Rotary celebrates centennial with GFPB donation". The Commercial. June 25, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- Priest, Sharon (1998). Runnells, Jonathan (ed.). Historical Report of the Arkansas Secretary of State. Office of the Arkansas Secretary of State. OCLC 40157815.
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