Thomas Hackney (December 11, 1861 – December 24, 1946) was a

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from

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. Born near Campbellsville, Tennessee, Hackney moved with his parents to

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, in 1864. He attended the common schools of Jackson County, the Southern Illinois Normal University at Carbondale, and the

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. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar September 18, 1886, and commenced practice in

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. He was also interested in zinc and lead mines in the Joplin district. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1901. Hackney was elected as a

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to the Sixtieth Congress (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1908 to the Sixty-first Congress. He resumed the practice of law in

. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1912. He moved to

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, in 1914 and continued the practice of law. He served as general counsel for the Missouri Pacific Railroad in 1914–1932. He retired from public life and resided in

, until his death there on December 24, 1946. He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.

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