Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Frederick B. Looney

Full Name: Frederick B. Looney
Birth date: January 22, 1836
Death date: September 18, 1902

Terms of Service

House, 27th Legislature
1/8/1901 - 9/18/1902
Democrat
House, 26th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
1/10/1899 - 1/8/1901
Democrat

(1) OAKWOOD, TEXAS. "Oakwood is on State Highway 79 three miles west of the Trinity River in the northeastern corner of Leon County. It was established as a ten-mile station on the International-Great Northern Railroad in 1872. It was initially called Oakwoods for the large number of oak trees in the area, but over the years its name was shortened." Handbook of Texas Online .
(2) Leon County. House Journal .
(3) Oakwood, Leon County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(4) Oakwoods. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

F.B. Looney. House Journal . 26th R.S. 27th R.S.

Photographs

Photograph. B.F. Looney, State Preservation Board
Photograph. F.B. Looney, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Confederate States Army, Private and Assistant Surgeon, Company F, 27th Tennessee Infantry. A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas 1893.
Biographical sketch, F.B. Looney, p. 469. Born 1/22/1836 in Cumberland County, Kentucky. A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas 1893.
Confederate States Army, Captain and Assistant Surgeon. Frederick B. Looney, U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com .
Death notice, 9/18/1902, p. 4. "Dr. F.B. Looney, member of the 26th & 27th Legislatures, died a few days ago at this home in Oakwoods, Leon county . . . " Cameron Herald .
Frederick B. Looney. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
26th Legislature (1899) - F.B. Looney, postoffice Oakwoods, nativity Kentucky, age 63 (born circa 1836), lawyer, 33 years in Texas, Democrat.
27th Legislature (1901) - F.B. Looney, postoffice Oakwood, nativity Kentucky, age 63, lawyer, 36 years in Texas, member of previous legislatures: 26th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual . 26th 27th
Brief biographical sketch, Frederick B. Looney, pp. 204-205. Born 1/22/1836 in Cumberland County, Kentucky, physician and lawyer. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas 1901.