Jacob Jackson Loy
Full Name: Jacob Jackson "Jake" LoyDate of birth: March 2, 1887
Date of death: July 4, 1945
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| 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 |
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House District 44-2
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 Legislatures: 41st Party: Democrat Home City/County: Denison / Grayson Counties in district: Grayson |
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House District 44-2
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 Legislatures: 40th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Denison / Grayson Counties in district: 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 Information top
Selected newspaper articlesResolutions 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
- Photo and obituary, Jake J. Loy, "Death Takes Judge Loy at Sherman," 7/5/1945, p. 13. Dallas Morning News.
- Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/29/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch.
- 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).
Other Resources
- 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, 1890-1976.
- 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.
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