William Leisaw (sometimes incorrectly written Liesaw; October 24, 1875 – April 15, 1941) was an American
race car driver
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Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...
who competed in the second and third
Indianapolis 500
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races in 1912 and 1913, driving a
Buick
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.
Biography
Billy Leisaw was born October 24, 1875, in
Vassar, Michigan, the son of John and Margaret Mcclain. He married Ella Monroe on September 18, 1895, in Vassar.
He worked as district sales manager at Miller - Judd Electrical Co. in 1918 in Detroit Michigan. He was an automobile dealer for almost all his working life.
He committed suicide in
Columbiaville, Michigan
Columbiaville is a village in Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 787 at the 2010 census. The village is within Marathon Township on the Flint River.
History
The first settler on the site of the village was Levi D. C ...
on April 15, 1941.
[Jenkings, Richard]
Billy Leisaw
''Old Racing Cars'', Retrieved December 28, 2021
Indy 500 results
References
1875 births
1941 deaths
Indianapolis 500 drivers
People from Vassar, Michigan
Racing drivers from Michigan
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