Clarence R. Magney (January 11, 1883 – May 13, 1962) was an American attorney, lawyer, and jurist who served as the mayor of Duluth from 1917 to 1920 and associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1943 to 1953.

[1] Born in Trenton, Pierce County, Wisconsin, Magney went to public schools in Bayport, Minnesota.

[1] He was instrumental in getting a number of state parks and scenic waysides established along the North Shore of Lake Superior.

[4] His father, Jonas Magney (surname originally Magnuson), immigrated to the United States from Sweden in 1858.

The Papers of the Magney Family are available for research use at the Gustavus Adolphus College and Lutheran Church Archives.