Lea (surname)

Lea is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

## In music

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* Brandin Lea, the lead singer of Texas-based band Flickerstick and side project The February Chorus
* Gaelynn Lea, an American folk singer, violinist, public speaker and disability advocate
* Jim Lea (musician) (born 1949), English bass guitarist (Slade)

## In the military

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* Edward Lea (1837–1863), United States Navy officer during the American Civil War
* Homer Lea (1876–1912), American 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. (1877–1945), American attorney and mayor of El Paso from 1915 to 1917; cousin to Homer Lea

## In politics

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* Alfred R. Lea (1853–1931), American politician
* 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 (1794–1879), two-term U.S. Representative from Tennessee
* Preston Lea (1841–1916), American businessman and politician, Governor of Delaware
* Sir Thomas Lea, 1st Baronet (1841–1902), Liberal MP for Kidderminster (1868–1874)
* Walter Maxfield Lea (1874–1936), Prince Edward Island politician

## In sports

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* Arthur Lea (footballer) (1866–1945), Welsh international footballer
* Charlie Lea (1956–2011), former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
* Cyril Lea (born 1934), Welsh footballer
* Isaac Lea (footballer) (1911–1972), English professional footballer
* Jim Lea (athlete) (1932–2010), American sprinter
* Leslie Lea (born 1942), former English footballer

## In other fields

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* Arthur Mills Lea (1868–1932), Australian entomologist
* Doug Lea, professor of Computer Science at State University of New York at Oswego where he specializes in concurrent programming
* Henry Charles Lea (1825–1909), American publisher, civic activist, philanthropist and historian
* Isaac Lea (1792–1886), American publisher, conchologist and geologist
* Larry Lea (born 1951), American televangelist
* Margaret Lea Houston, former First Lady of the Republic of Texas
* Mathew Carey Lea (1823–1897), American chemist
* Nancy Moffette Lea (1780–1864), mother of Margaret Lea Houston and mother-in-law of Sam Houston
*   * Ron Lea (born 1952), Canadian actor
* Sheila Lea (1901–1992), British artist
* Thomas C. Lea, III (1907–2001), American muralist, illustrator, artist, war correspondent, novelist, and historian

## See also

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* Justice Lea (disambiguation)
* Lea (disambiguation)
* Leah
* Lee (disambiguation)
* Leigh (disambiguation)

Surname list

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