Thomas Hackney

Thomas Hackney (born December 11, 1861 in Campbellsville , Giles County , Tennessee , †  December 24, 1946 in Kansas City , Missouri ) was an American politician . Between 1907 and 1909 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1864, Thomas Hackney moved with his parents to Jackson County , Illinois , where he attended public schools. He then studied at Southern Illinois Normal University in Carbondale and the University of Missouri in Columbia . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1886, he began to work in this profession in Carthage (Missouri). He also participated in zinc and lead mines in the Joplin area . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1901 he was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives.

In the congressional election of 1906 Hackney was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 15th  constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Cassius M. Shartel on March 4, 1907 . Since he was defeated by the Republican Charles Henry Morgan in 1908 , he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1909 . After leaving the US House of Representatives, he returned to practice as a lawyer. In 1912 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Baltimore , where Woodrow Wilson was nominated as a presidential candidate.

In 1914, Thomas Hackney relocated his residence and law firm to Kansas City. From 1914 to 1932 he served as an advisor to the Missouri Pacific Railroad . He then retired, which he spent in Kansas City, where he died on December 24, 1946.

Web links

• Thomas Hackney in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Thomas Hackney in the database of Find a Grave (English)