25 Facts About Urbain Ledoux

Urbain Ledoux sought to become a Catholic priest at 15, but witnessed a case of priest abuse and quit the seminary about the age of 17.

Urbain Ledoux began to work for law and business interests, hoping to use these as a means of progress for humanity.

Urbain Ledoux then sought to serve in diplomatic service for the United States with this approach and earned a few promotions.

Urbain Ledoux advocated that commercial development could be a means to further the interests of humanity, but came to believe that personal transformation was more important.

Urbain Ledoux quit the diplomatic service and sought to work with non-governmental organizations for both business and peace interests.

Urbain Ledoux led the efforts to free her from involuntary confinement in an insane asylum, ultimately gathering a chief of police and a judge to accompany a court order to effect her freedom.

Urbain Ledoux first made news seeking to help with unemployment after the First World War among workers and veterans on the breadline.

Urbain Ledoux's events were repeatedly shut down, even when he sought to be less confrontational and have discussions with leaders.

Urbain Ledoux had limited schooling and began to work to support the family at age nine.

Urbain Ledoux was an altar boy and read French religious books.

Urbain Ledoux began to organize political clubs, became Republican ward leader, and launched the first French language publications and newspaper stories in Maine.

In 1895, Urbain Ledoux sought an open consulate position with the US Government at the age of 21 and was assigned to Trois-Rivieres where he engaged in promoting business interests, French language and culture in an anglophone environment as well as seeking balance in that advocacy.

Urbain Ledoux was promoted in 1903, and sent as consul to Prague where he represented business interests.

Urbain Ledoux had been challenged that his goals required a means to transform human nature.

Urbain Ledoux returned to the States in 1910 and was involved in Boston area peace initiatives the same year.

Urbain Ledoux led the effort to free her which, though it was confrontational, included the local chief of police and judge in the attempt with a court order.

Also in April 1919 Urbain Ledoux had an article published in Star of the West called "The Oneness of the World of Humanity".

Urbain Ledoux met Dane Rudhyar who inquired about the religion but did not join.

Urbain Ledoux escalated his efforts and organized the unemployed and former soldiers.

Urbain Ledoux set up hotels for them to stay in, tried to get them invited to President Harding's inaugural ball, and eventually ran foul of the law while presenting their case to the socialites of New York.

Urbain Ledoux escalated his efforts with a public "slave auction" of jobless war veterans on the steps of the New York Public Library.

Urbain Ledoux gained an audience with President Harding but it did not lead to a change.

Urbain Ledoux tried to move the starving to another hotel.

Urbain Ledoux broadened his advocacy for all the unemployed and labored further for years before and during the Great Depression.

Urbain Ledoux died in April 1941, with his daughter Yvette having moved there to help him.