Kemp Toney Explained

H. Kemp Toney
State House:Arkansas
District:Jefferson County
Term Start:January 12, 1931[1]
Term End:January 10, 1949[2]
Predecessor:Clarance B. Craig[3]
Successor:Edward W. Brockman Jr[4]
Office2:49th Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
Term Start2:January 9, 1933[5]
Term End2:January 14, 1935[6]
Predecessor2:Irving C. Neale[7]
Successor2:Harve B. Thorn[8]
State Senate3:Arkansas
District3:Eleventh
Term Start3:January 9, 1905[9]
Term End3:January 13, 1913[10]
Predecessor3:Creed Caldwell[11]
Successor3:Thomas C. White[12]
Office4:President of the Arkansas Senate
Term Start4:January 12, 1911[13]
Term End4:January 13, 1913[14]
Predecessor4:Jesse Martin[15]
Successor4:William K. Oldham[16]
Birth Date:2 March 1875
Birth Place:near Oxford, Mississippi
Death Place:White Hall, Arkansas
Children:Elizabeth Toney
Profession:Lawyer, politician
Residence:Jefferson County, Arkansas
Party:Democratic

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

Toney was born to William Lunsford Toney and Martha Clarinda (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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  17. Web site: Arkansas law review and bar association journal. google.ca. 1954. 11 May 2015.
  18. Book: American Legislative Leaders in the South, 1911-1994. google.ca. 9780313302138. 11 May 2015. Sharp. James Roger. Sharp. Nancy Weatherly. 1999. Bloomsbury Academic .
  19. Web site: Arkansas House Of Representatives. arkansashouse.org. 2015-05-10.
  20. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-05-11 . 2014-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140813043345/http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/Documents/historical_report1210.pdf . dead .
  21. Web site: Rotary celebrates centennial with GFPB donation . June 25, 2017 . . June 15, 2018 .