Horace Harned

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	(1920-07-27)July 27, 1920 State College, Mississippi
Died	July 2, 2017(2017-07-02) (aged 96) Starkville, Mississippi
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Nellie Jean Howell
Residence	Starkville, Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer, dairyman

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]

Harned lived in Starkville, Mississippi. He served on the executive committee of Citizens Council.^[7][8]

References

1. "Horace Harned". Starkville Daily News. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
2. "The Political Graveyard: Freemasons, politicians, Mississippi". politicalgraveyard.com.
3. "Welcome to the Civil Rights Digital Library". crdl.usg.edu. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
4. "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.
5. Rubin, Richard. "Should the Mississippi Files Have Been Re-Opened? No, because ..." archive.nytimes.com.
6. Mississippi. Legislature (January 1, 1976). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1976]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
7. "The Mississippi Legislature 1964" (PDF). crmvet.org. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
8. "Memorandum". justice.gov. Retrieved January 23, 2024.