Preston Lea Politician

Preston Lea (November 12, 1841 – December 4, 1916) was an American businessman and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party who served as Governor of Delaware.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 12, 1841
Birth place
Delaware , Wilmington Delaware
Religion
Quakers
Date of deathDecember 04, 1916
Place of death
Delaware , New Castle Delaware
Residence
Delaware , Wilmington Delaware

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Office holder

officeGovernor of Delaware
party
Republican Party (United States)
successor

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Preston Lea on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://findingaids.hagley.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/1969_012.xml
  2. http://findingaids.hagley.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/1970_018.xml
  3. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laxalt-leadbetter.html#RKD0INCDI
  4. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12512292
  5. http://www.hsd.org
  6. http://www.lib.udel.edu
  7. http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=a57b224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD
  8. http://www.russpickett.com/history/delgov4.htm#lea
  9. http://www.webmousepublications.com/itow/whoswho/lea/gal-pl.html
  10. http://www.webmousepublications.com/itow/whoswho/lea/text-pl2.html