Clyde R. Hoey

Clyde Roark Hoey
United States Senator
from North Carolina
In office
January 3, 1945 – May 12, 1954
Preceded byRobert R. Reynolds
Succeeded bySam Ervin
59th Governor of North Carolina
In office
January 7, 1937 – January 9, 1941
LieutenantWilkins P. Horton
Preceded byJohn C.B. Ehringhaus
Succeeded byJ. Melville Broughton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 9th district
In office
December 16, 1919 – March 3, 1921
Preceded byEdwin Y. Webb
Succeeded byAlfred L. Bulwinkle
Member of the North Carolina State Senate
In office
1902-1904
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1898-1902
Personal details
Born(1877-12-11)December 11, 1877
Shelby, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMay 12, 1954(1954-05-12) (aged 76)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMargaret Gardner Hoey

Clyde Roark Hoey (December 11, 1877 – May 12, 1954) was an American Democratic politician from North Carolina. He served in both houses of the state legislature and served briefly in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1919 to 1921. He was North Carolina's governor from 1937 to 1941. He entered the U.S. Senate in 1945 and served there until his death in 1954, only days before the Brown v. Board of Education decision. He was a segregationist.