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Jacob Jackson Loy

Full Name: Jacob Jackson "Jake" Loy
Date of birth: March 2, 1887
Date of death: July 4, 1945

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 9 Jan 13, 1931 - Sep 22, 1932 42nd (1) (2) (3) (4)   Democrat Sherman / Grayson Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)   Cooke, Fannin, Grayson
H 44-2 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st   Democrat Denison / Grayson   Grayson
H 44-2 Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 40th   Democrat Denison / Grayson   Grayson

(1) 42nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 3rd C.S., elected 8/30/1932. Senate Journal.
(2) "Sen. J.J. Loy, who will resign after the general election to become county judge at Sherman." "85 New Members Nominated for Lower House; Nine New Senators," 9/9/1932, p. 3. Big Spring Herald.
(3) Cecil Murphy, sworn 11/12/1932, succeeded to unexpired term of Jacob J. Loy, resigned 9/22/1932. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Newly-Elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

  • Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/29/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

  • Photo and obituary, "Death Takes Judge Loy at Sherman," 7/5/1945, p. 13. Jake J. Loy. Dallas Morning News.
  • Jake J. Loy, birth date 3/2/1887, death date 7/4/1945, burial in Fairview Cemetery, Denison, Grayson County. Includes photo and news article, "Member of House Seeks Senate Seat," Dallas Morning News, 4/22/1930. Inscription, "Legislator - County Judge. He believed in God and States Rights." Find a Grave.

Photographs

  • Photograph. Jake J. Loy, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. J.J. Loy, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. J.J. Loy, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

42nd R.S. - 1931
Agricultural Affairs  
Commerce and Manufacturing  
Insurance  
Labor (Chair) 
Representative Districts  
State Highways and Motor Traffic  
State Penitentiaries  
Stock and Stock Raising  
Towns and City Corporations  
41st R.S. - 1929
Common Carriers  
Insurance  
Labor (Chair) 
Penitentiaries  
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
State Affairs  
State Treasury, Investigate  
40th R.S. - 1927
Commerce and Manufactures  
Insurance  
Labor  
Lobbying Activities, Investigation  
Rules  
State Affairs  

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