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Joseph F. Loy (1824 – January 29, 1875) was a lawyer and politician. Born in
Somerset County, Pennsylvania Somerset County is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 74,129. Its county seat is Somerset, Pennsylvania, Somerset. ...
, Loy went to school in Pennsylvania. He studied law and was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar. In 1850, Loy moved to
De Pere, Wisconsin De Pere ( ) is a city in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 25,410 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is part of the Green Bay metropolitan area. History When the first European, Jean Nicolet, visited the p ...
and then to
Green Bay, Wisconsin Green Bay is a city in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It is located at the head of Green Bay (Lake Michigan), Green Bay (known locally as "the bay of Green Bay"), a sub-basin of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the F ...
where he practiced law. In 1853 and 1854, Loy served in the
Wisconsin State Senate The Wisconsin Senate is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Together with the Wisconsin State Assembly they constitute the legislative branch of the state of Wisconsin. The powers of the Wisconsin Senate are modeled after those o ...
. During the
American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...
, Loy served in the 4th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment and was commissioned a captain.'Wisconsin Home Items-Death of Joseph F. Loy,' Milwaukee Daily News, February 5, 1875, pg. 1


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1824 births 1875 deaths Politicians from Green Bay, Wisconsin People from Somerset County, Pennsylvania People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War Pennsylvania lawyers Wisconsin lawyers Wisconsin state senators 19th-century American lawyers 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WISenate-stub