Background
Hackney, Howard Smith was born on May 20, 1910 in Clinton County, Ohio, United States. Son of Volcah Mann and Gusta Anna (Smith) Hackney.
Hackney, Howard Smith was born on May 20, 1910 in Clinton County, Ohio, United States. Son of Volcah Mann and Gusta Anna (Smith) Hackney.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, Wilmington College, 1932.
Farmer, Wilmington, Ohio. Farm reporter Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Wilmington, 1934-1940, committeeman, 1940-1952, office manager, 1952, county executive director Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, 1961-1988. Treasurer, director Clinton County Community Action Council.
Treasurer Clinton County Council Churches.
Director Ohio Pork Producers Council. Trustee, member agricultural advising committee Wilmington College.
Trustee Clinton County History Society Named to Ohio State Fair Hall of Fame, 1983, Swine Hall of Fame, 1986.
Member National Association Stabilization and Conservation Service Office Employees (awards 1970, state, regional legislation consultant, Agriculturist of Year 1987), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Soil Conservation Society American, Farmers Union, Ohio Duroc Breeders Association (president, director), Ohio Academy Science, Ohio Academy History, Ohio History Society, Grange, Ohio Southdown Breeders Association, Clinton County Farm Bureau (secretary, director), Clinton County Agricultural Society (treasurer, director, award 1975), Clinton County Lamb and Fleece Improvement Association (director), Clinton County History Society, Delta Theta Sigma (honorary).
Married Lucille Morrow, June 28, 1934. Children: Albert Morrow, Roderick Allen, Katherine Ann Luby.
