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

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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.

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Senate District 9
Jan 13, 1931 - Sep 22, 1932
Legislatures: 42nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sherman / Grayson
Counties in district: Cooke, Fannin, Grayson

House District 44-2
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Denison / Grayson
Counties in district: Grayson

House District 44-2
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Denison / Grayson
Counties in district: Grayson

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

50th Legislature, R.S., SR 20, 1/27/1947, p. 82. Jacob Jackson Loy, 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, Jake J. Loy, "Death Takes Judge Loy at Sherman," 7/5/1945, p. 13. Dallas Morning News.
Judge Jake J. Loy, birth date 3/2/1887 in New Market, Tennessee; death date 7/4/1945 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas; county judge. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
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.
Photo and obituary, Judge Jake J. Loy, "Death Takes Judge Loy at Sherman," The Whitewright Sun, 7/5/1945, p. 1, crediting Whitewright Public Library. "Judge Loy was elected to the Texas Legislature in 1926 and since has achieved national fame as a booster for good roads, free bridges and general improvement in county government. He served in the Legislature from 1926 through 1930 and was the sponsor of the law for free bridges and the road bond assumption law. He became Senator for Grayson County in 1930 and held that until his election to the county judgeship in 1932." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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

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