Edward Webster LeRoy

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Edward Webster LeRoy
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
1902–1910
ConstituencyMarinette County First District
Personal details
Born(1874-01-30)January 30, 1874
Marinette, Wisconsin
DiedJanuary 1, 1940(1940-01-01) (aged 65)
Marinette, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
OccupationNewspaper editor, politician

Edward Webster LeRoy (January 30, 1874 – January 1, 1940) was an American newspaper editor and politician.

Edward Webster LeRoy was born in Marinette, Wisconsin on January 30, 1874.[1][2][3][Note 1] He attended the public schools in Marinette and was the editor of the Daily Eagle and later the Daily Eagle-Star. LeRoy served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1903, 1905, 1907, and 1909[1][3] as a Republican.[4] He was nominated for postmaster by President Coolidge in 1924.[5] LeRoy died suddenly in Marinette on January 1, 1940.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ His obituary in The Rhinelander Daily News gives his birth date as January 13, 1874, which contradicts the date he himself provided on his World War I draft registration card and other sources.

References

  1. ^ a b Wisconsin Blue Book 1909, Biographical Sketch of Edward Webster Le Roy, p. 1127
  2. ^ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 9 March 2016), Edward Webster Leroy, 1917-1918; citing Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,674,776.
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  4. ^ Former Editor Dies In Marinette at 65, Racine Journal Times, January 2, 1940, pg. 6