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Peter Roy (February 23, 1828 – June 21, 1881) was an American farmer and politician. Roy was born in
Rainy Lake Rainy Lake (French: '; Ojibwe: ') is a freshwater lake with a surface area of that straddles the border between the United States and Canada. The Rainy River issues from the west side of the lake and is harnessed to make hydroelectricity for U ...
, Koochiching County, Minnesota and was of French and
Ojibwe The Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa, or Saulteaux are an Anishinaabe people in what is currently southern Canada, the northern Midwestern United States, and Northern Plains. According to the U.S. census, in the United States Ojibwe people are one of ...
descent. He went to school in
La Pointe, Wisconsin La Pointe is an unincorporated community in the town of La Pointe, Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. It is on the western shore of Madeline Island, the largest of the Apostle Islands. Downtown La Pointe is adjacent to the Madeline ...
, was a farmer, and served an interpreter for the Long Lake Agency. Roy lived in
Belle Plaine Belle Plaine may refer to a place in North America: United States * Belle Plaine, Iowa * Belle Plaine, Kansas * Belle Plaine, Minnesota * Belle Plaine Township, Minnesota * Belle Plaine (Madison County, Virginia), a historic farm property * B ...
,
Scott County, Minnesota Scott County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 150,928. Its county seat is Shakopee. Shakopee is also the largest city in Scott County, the twenty-third-largest city in Minnesota, and the si ...
with his wife and family. He served in the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives in 1854 and in the
Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Minnesota Legislature, Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the Min ...
in 1859 and 1860 and in 1862; he was a Democrat. Roy died in
Little Falls, Minnesota Little Falls is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States, near the geographic center of the state. Established in 1848, Little Falls is one of the oldest European-American cities in Minnesota. It is the county seat of Morrison County. ...
Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Peter Roy
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1828 births 1881 deaths American people of Ojibwe descent People from Belle Plaine, Minnesota People from Koochiching County, Minnesota Farmers from Minnesota Members of the Minnesota Territorial Legislature Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives {{Minnesota-politician-stub