Biographical Sketches:  EDWARD WEBSTER LE ROY


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The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Compiled and Published under
the direction of J. D. Beck, Commissioner of Labor and Industrial
Statistics 1907.

The Wisconsin Blue Book. VII. Biographical Sketches. The Wisconsin
Legislature. Assembly, p. 1139

HERMAN L. KERN, Speaker; C. E. SHAFFER, Chief Clerk; W. S. IRVINE,
Sergeant-at-Arms.

The assembly consists of 100 members. They are chosen biennially and
receive $500 for their services during their term. The speaker is
chosen by the members and receives an additional $500 for his services
as speaker. The assembly of 1907 contains 76 republicans, 19
democrats, and 5 social democrats.

Marinette County. (p. 1158) First District. The city of Marinette.
Population, 1900 - 16,195.

EDWARD WEBSTER LE ROY (Rep.) was born January 30, 1874, in the city of
Marinette. He was educated in the Marinette public schools. He held
the position of city editor of the Daily Eagle at the time of his
first election to the assembly. Later he was editor of the Daily Star
and is now one of the editors and proprietors of the Daily Eagle-Star.
He never held a public office until he was elected to the assembly in
1902, and was re-elected in 1904, and 1906, receiving 1,204 votes
against 693 votes for Harry T. La Voy (Dem.), 111 for Horace W. Pope
(Pro.) and 77 for Louis Larson (Soc. Dem.).