Edward Webster LeRoy explained
| Edward Webster LeRoy |
| Birth Date: | 30 January 1874 |
| Birth Place: | Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Death Place: | Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Occupation: | Newspaper editor, politician |
| Party: | Republican |
| Office: | Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly |
| Constituency: | Marinette County First District |
| Term Start: | 1902 |
| Term End: | 1910 |
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] 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 and References
- http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=goto&id=WI.WIBlueBk1909&page=1127&isize=L Wisconsin Blue Book 1909, Biographical Sketch of Edward Webster Le Roy, p. 1127
- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8QB-WVC "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- News: Former Editor Dies . The Rhinelander Daily News. January 2, 1940. 1. Newspapers.com. May 31, 2015 .
- News: State News: Edward W. LeRoy . Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. May 28, 1906. 4. Newspapers.com. May 31, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150607065003/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2523285/edward_webster_leroy_18741940/ . 2015-06-07 . dead.
- News: Local News: Edward LeRoy . Manitowoc Herald-Times. December 19, 1924. 5. Newspapers.com. May 31, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309215514/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2523203/edward_webster_leroy_18741940/ . 2016-03-09 . dead .
- Former Editor Dies In Marinette at 65, Racine Journal Times, January 2, 1940, pg. 6
