Sir Thomas Lea, 1st Baronet

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Sir Thomas Lea, 1st Baronet (17 January 1841-6 January 1902), was a British politician.

Lea was returned to Parliament for Kidderminster in 1868, a seat he held until 1874, and later represented County Donegal from 1880 to 1885 and County Londonderry South from 1886 to 1900. In 1892, he was created a Baronet, of The Larches in Kidderminster in the County of Worcester and of Sea Grove in Dawlish in the County of Devon.

Lea died in January 1902, aged 60.


Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Albert Grant
Member of Parliament for Kidderminster
1868–1874
Succeeded by
Albert Grant
Preceded by
Viscount Hamilton
William Wilson
Member of Parliament for County Donegal
with Viscount Hamilton 1879–1880
John Kinnear 1880–1885

1879–1885
Succeeded by
Constituency abolished
Preceded by
Timothy Michael Healy
Member of Parliament for County Londonderry South
1886–1900
Succeeded by
John Gordon
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
New creation
Baronet
(of The Larches and Sea Grove)
1892–1902
Succeeded by
Thomas Sydney Lea

[edit] References

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page