Kemp Toney

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 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(s)
Florence Musselman
​
(
m. 1906;
death 
1931)
ChildrenElizabeth Toney
ResidenceJefferson County, Arkansas
ProfessionLawyer, 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

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]

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See also

References
  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. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  18. "American Legislative Leaders in the South, 1911-1994". google.ca. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  19. "Arkansas House Of Representatives". arkansashouse.org. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  20. http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/Documents/historical_report1210.pdf
  21. "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.
Political offices
Preceded by
Irving C. Neale		 Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
January 9, 1933 – January 14, 1935		 Succeeded by
Harve B. Thorn
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



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