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. Open access icon
  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. Open access icon
  4. ↑ Former Representative Foy Dies, Madison Capital Times, June 18, 1982, p. 22.


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