Horace Harned

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]

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

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