Clyde R. Hoey

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Clyde Roark Hoey (11 December 1877 -- 12 May 1954) was the Democratic governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1937 to 1941. Hoey later served as a Democratic U.S. Senator from 1945 until his death in 1954. He was also a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1919 to 1921.

Hoey Auditorium on the campus of Western Carolina University is named after him, as is Hoey Hall, a dormitory at Appalachian State University.

Preceded by John C.B. Ehringhaus	Governor of North Carolina 1937-1941	Succeeded by J. Melville Broughton
Preceded by Robert Rice Reynolds	United States Senator (Class 3) from North Carolina 1945-1954 Served alongside: Josiah W. Bailey, William B. Umstead, Joseph M. Broughton, Frank P. Graham, Willis Smith, Alton Asa Lennon	Succeeded by Sam Ervin

Governors of North Carolina

Caswell • Nash • Burke • A. Martin • Caswell • Johnston • A. Martin • Spaight • Ashe • Davie • Williams • Turner • Alexander • Williams • Stone • Smith • Hawkins • Miller • Branch • Franklin • Holmes • Burton • Iredell • Owen • Stokes • Swain • Spaight Jr. • Dudley • Morehead • Graham • Manly • Reid • Winslow • Bragg • Ellis • Clark • Vance • Holden • Worth • Holden • Caldwell • Brogden • Vance • Jarvis • Scales • Fowle • Holt • Carr • Russell • Aycock • Glenn • Kitchin • Craig • Bickett • Morrison • McLean • Gardner • Ehringhaus • Hoey • Broughton • Cherry • W. Scott • Umstead • Hodges • Sanford • Moore • R. Scott • Holshouser • Hunt • J. Martin • Hunt • Easley