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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 Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation 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 Biography, 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. Jacob 'Jake' Jackson 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. 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 Informationtop 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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