James Chaffee Loomis

James Chaffee Loomis (April 1807 – September 16, 1877) was an American lawyer and politician from Connecticut. He served in the Connecticut Senate and Connecticut House of Representatives. He was mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1843.

Early life

James Chaffee Loomis was born on April 24 or 29, 1807, in Windsor, Connecticut, to Abigail S. (née Chaffee) and James Loomis. He attended a grammar school in Hartford.

Loomis was elected to the Connecticut Senate, representing the 10th district, around 1835. He served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1856 and 1860. He had a home on Golden Hill in Bridgeport.

Loomis traveled on August 18, 1877, to South Egremont, Massachusetts. He fell ill with a gastric fever two days later and died there on September 16. Following his death, Loomis donated a portion of his approximately estate to the school.