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3 unusual facts about Le Roy


Le Roy, Illinois

After the Civil War, the citizens of LeRoy were convinced that only a railroad could assure the prosperity of the their town, and they took the lead in campaigning for what would eventually become the Indiana, Bloomington and Western Railway.

Le Roy, New York

Alternative medical theories for condition were suggested, including Tourette syndrome and PANDAS, which Dr.Mechtler and his team ruled out as possibilities.

William Lathrop

Born near Le Roy, New York, Lathrop attended the public schools and an academy at Brockport, New York.



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Auger de Moléon de Granier

He published unedited manuscripts, including Les Mémoires de la roine Marguerite et Les Lettres de Messire de Paul de Foix, archevesque de Toloze et ambassadeur pour le roy aupres du pape Grégoire XIII, escrites au roi Henry III in 1628, though the authenticity of the letters in the latter is doubtful.

Baby LeRoy

Born Ronald Le Roy Overacker in Los Angeles, California, Baby LeRoy's career began when he was less than a year old, co-starring with Maurice Chevalier in A Bedtime Story, and ended with a cameo role as himself in Cinema Circus (1937).

François de Sagon

He published in 1544 Apologye en défense pour le Roy, a text defending the actions of Francis I in the Franco-Ottoman alliance, by drawing parallels with the Parable of the Good Samaritan in the Bible, in which Francis is compared to the wounded man, the Emperor to the thieves, and Suleiman to the Good Samaritan providing help to Francis.

S. Percy Hooker

He attended Le Roy Academic Institute, and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1879.