Horace Harned
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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 |
| Died | July 2, 2017 (aged 96) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Nellie Jean Howell |
| 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]
