Lea (surname)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lea is a surname. It may refer to:

Contents 1 In music: 2 In military: 3 In politics: 4 In sports: 5 In other fields: 6 See also

[edit] In music:

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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] In sports:

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

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

• Lea
• Leah
• Lee
• Leigh (disambiguation)