Lea (surname)

Lea (surname)

Lea is a surname. It may refer to:

In music:

* Brandin Lea, the lead singer of Texas-based band Flickerstick and side project The February Chorus
* Jim Lea, songwriter

In military:

* Edward Lea, officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War
* Homer Lea, general in the army of Sun Yat-sen and a writer of several books of geopolitics; cousin to Thomas C. Lea
* Thomas Calloway Lea, Jr., was a prominent American attorney from El Paso, Texas, and mayor of that city from 1915 to 1917; cousin to Homer Lea

In politics:

* Chris Lea, the first openly gay political party leader in Canadian history
* Luke Lea (1783–1851), two-term United States Representative from Tennessee
* Luke Lea (1879–1945), Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee (1911-1917)
* Pryor Lea, two-term U.S. Representative from Tennessee
*Sir Thomas Lea Liberal MP for Kidderminster (1868-1874)
* Walter Maxfield Lea, Prince Edward Island politician
* Rebecca Lea (1900-1952) A pioneer for female suffarage in New Zealand

In sports:

* Charlie Lea, former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
* Cyril Lea, former Welsh footballer

In other fields:

* Doug Lea, professor of Computer Science at State University of New York at Oswego where he specializes in concurrent programming
* Henry Charles Lea, American historian who was born in Philadelphia
* Isaac Lea, American conchologist, geologist, and business man
* Margaret Moffette Lea, the daughter of Temple Lea and Nancy Moffett, and wife of Samuel Houston
* Nicholas Lea, actor
* Thomas C. Lea, III (Tom Lea), American muralist, illustrator, artist, war correspondent, novelist, and historian

ee also

* Lea
* Leah
* Lee
* Leigh (disambiguation)

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