Edward Webster LeRoy

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[3][1] as a Republican.[4] He was nominated for postmaster by President Coolidge in 1924.[5] LeRoy died suddenly in Marinette, Wisconsin 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. 1 2 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 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8QB-WVC : 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.
  3. 1 2 "Former Editor Dies". The Rhinelander Daily News. January 2, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved May 31, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "State News: Edward W. LeRoy". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. May 28, 1906. p. 4. Retrieved May 31, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Local News: Edward LeRoy". Manitowoc Herald-Times. December 19, 1924. p. 5. Retrieved May 31, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Former Editor Dies In Marinette at 65, Racine Journal Times, January 2, 1940, pg. 6
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