Clyde R. Hoey

Clyde Roark Hoey
United States Senator from North Carolina
In office January 3, 1945 – May 12, 1954
Preceded by	Robert R. Reynolds
Succeeded by	Sam Ervin
59th Governor of North Carolina
In office January 7, 1937 – January 9, 1941
Lieutenant	Wilkins P. Horton
Preceded by	John C.B. Ehringhaus
Succeeded by	J. 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 by	Edwin Y. Webb
Succeeded by	Alfred 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.
Died	May 12, 1954(1954-05-12) (aged 76) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Margaret 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.