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

• 50th Legislature, R.S., SR 20, 1/27/1947, p. 82. Born "on Independence Day, 1887." Resolutions - Memorial.

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

• 42nd session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
• 40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

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