William A. Loy

William A. Loy (May 5, 1895 – June 18, 1982) was an American farmer and politician.

Born in Livingston, Wisconsin, Loy graduated from Livingston High School. He served in the United States Army during World War I and then United States Navy during World War II. Loy went to the college of agriculture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was a farmer and raised horses and cattle. He served on the Livingston High School board and was president of the village of Fennimore, Wisconsin, where he lived. Loy was a deputy undersheriff[1] and chief of police. Loy served as a Republican in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1953.[2][3] Loy died on June 18, 1982 at the Good Samaritan Center in Fennimore, Wisconsin.[4]

Notes
  1. "Independent Wins Post of Sheriff". Janesville Daily Gazette. November 6, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1954, Biographical Sketch of William A. Loy, p. 44.
  3. "4 Assemblymen Lose in Races". Waukesha Daily Freeman. September 10, 1952. p. 3. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Former Representative Foy Dies, Madison Capital Times, June 18, 1982, p. 22.


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