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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 byClarance B. Craig[3]
Succeeded byEdward W. Brockman Jr[4]
49th Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office
January 9, 1933[5] – January 14, 1935[6]
Preceded byIrving C. Neale[7]
Succeeded byHarve B. Thorn[8]
Member of the Arkansas Senate
from the Eleventh district
In office
January 9, 1905[9] – January 13, 1913[10]
Preceded byCreed Caldwell[11]
Succeeded byThomas C. White[12]
President of the Arkansas Senate
In office
January 12, 1911[13] – January 13, 1913[14]
Preceded byJesse Martin[15]
Succeeded byWilliam K. Oldham[16]
Personal details
Born(1875-03-02)March 2, 1875
near Oxford, Mississippi
DiedMarch 9, 1955(1955-03-09) (aged 80)
White Hall, Arkansas
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Florence Musselman
(m. 1906; died 1931)
ChildrenElizabeth Toney
ResidenceJefferson County, Arkansas
ProfessionLawyer, politician

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]

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

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Toney 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

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References

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  1. ^ "SOS" (1998), pp. 285–286.
  2. ^ "SOS" (1998), pp. 299–300.
  3. ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 284.
  4. ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 302.
  5. ^ "SOS" (1998), pp. 287–288.
  6. ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 289.
  7. ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 286.
  8. ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 289.
  9. ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 263.
  10. ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 270.
  11. ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 284.
  12. ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 270.
  13. ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 268.
  14. ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 270.
  15. ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 266.
  16. ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 270.
  17. ^ "Arkansas law review and bar association journal". google.ca. 1954. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  18. ^ 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)
  19. ^ "Arkansas House Of Representatives". arkansashouse.org. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  20. ^ "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)
  21. ^ "Rotary celebrates centennial with GFPB donation". The Commercial. June 25, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
January 9, 1933 – January 14, 1935
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Clarance B. Craig
Arkansas House of Representatives
Jefferson County District

January 12, 1931 – January 10, 1949
Succeeded by
Edward W. Brockman Jr.
Preceded by
Creed Caldwell
Arkansas Senate
Eleventh District

January 9, 1905 – January 13, 1913
Succeeded by
Thomas C. White