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
^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.
^"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.