LeRay Mansion is a National Register Listed Historic District located in Fort Drum, New York. The LeRay Mansion was originally built as the estate for James LeRay de Chaumont. LeRay originally came in order to regain his family's fortune. Jacques Donatien LeRay de Chaumont, James LeRay's father, was a French entrepreneur who loaned a considerabl…
LeRay Mansion is a National Register Listed Historic District located in Fort Drum, New York. The LeRay Mansion was originally built as the estate for James LeRay de Chaumont. LeRay originally came in order to regain his family's fortune. Jacques Donatien LeRay de Chaumont, James LeRay's father, was a French entrepreneur who loaned a considerable portion of his fortune to support the American Revolution. Jacques LeRay was the single largest financial supporter of the American Revolution from France, outspending the French government. This earned Jacques LeRay the title "French Father of the American Revolution." Jacques LeRay was a gracious host to members of the new Continental government at his estate in Passy, France. These guests included John Adams, Silas Deane, Arthur Lee, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin, the latter of whom taught English to James LeRay.
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