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Peter Roy (February 23, 1828 – June 21, 1881) was an American farmer and politician.

Roy was born in Rainy Lake, in what was then Michigan Territory and was of French and Ojibwe descent. He went to school in La Pointe, Wisconsin, was a farmer, and served an interpreter for the Long Lake Agency. Roy lived in Belle Plaine, Scott County, Minnesota with his wife and family. He served in the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives in 1854 and in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1859-1860 and again in 1862; he was a Democrat. Roy died in Little Falls, Minnesota^[1]

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 '''Peter Roy''' (February 23, 1828 &ndash; June 21, 1881) was an American farmer and politician.
-Roy was born in [[Rainy Lake, Minnesota|Rainy Lake]], [[Koochiching County, Minnesota]] and was of French and [[Ojibwe]] descent. He went to school in [[La Pointe, Wisconsin]], was a farmer, and served an interpreter for the Long Lake Agency. Roy lived in [[Belle Plaine, Minnesota|Belle Plaine]], [[Scott County, Minnesota]] with his wife and family. He served in the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives in 1854 and in the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] from 1859-1860 and again in 1862; he was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. Roy died in [[Little Falls, Minnesota]]<ref>[https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=13650 Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Peter Roy]</ref>
+Roy was born in [[Rainy Lake, Minnesota|Rainy Lake]], in what was then [[Michigan Territory]] and was of French and [[Ojibwe]] descent. He went to school in [[La Pointe, Wisconsin]], was a farmer, and served an interpreter for the Long Lake Agency. Roy lived in [[Belle Plaine, Minnesota|Belle Plaine]], [[Scott County, Minnesota]] with his wife and family. He served in the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives in 1854 and in the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] from 1859-1860 and again in 1862; he was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. Roy died in [[Little Falls, Minnesota]]<ref>[https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=13650 Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Peter Roy]</ref>
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