Troy weight [SEP] named after
Troy weight probably takes its name from the French market town of Troyes in France where English merchants traded at least as early as the early 9th century. The name "troy" is first attested in 1390, describing the weight of a platter, in an account of the travels in Europe of the Earl of Derby.
Charles Moore Watson (1844–1916) proposes an alternative etymology: "The Assize of Weights and Measures" (also known as "Tractatus de Ponderibus et Mensuris"), one of the statutes of
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- A.L. Redden (Aug 1882-Jul 1884)
- J.P. Johnson (Sep 1880-Aug 1882)
- Cyrus Leland, Jr. (Sep 1878-Sep 1880) (Troy) (1st time) - (Civil War veteran, Doniphan County Commissioner (1870-1890); state Representative (1865, 1903-1908); Collector of Internal Revenue (1888-1892); President William McKinley's western campaign manager (1896); Kansas Pension Agent (1897-1900); National Committeeman (1884–1900); National Conventions