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Luke Lea | |
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United States Senator from Tennessee | |
In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917 | |
Preceded by | James B. Frazier |
Succeeded by | Kenneth D. McKellar |
Personal details | |
Born | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | April 12, 1879
Died | November 18, 1945 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 66)
Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Mary Louise Warner (m. 1906–1918, her death) Percie Warner (m. 1920–1945, his death) |
Children | 5 |
Education | University of the South Columbia Law School |
Occupation | Attorney Newspaper publisher Businessman |
Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1918–1919 |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | 114th Field Artillery Regiment |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Luke Lea (April 12, 1879 – November 18, 1945) was an American attorney, politician and newspaper publisher. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1911 to 1917. Lea was the longtime publisher of The Tennessean newspaper in Nashville, and a United States Army veteran of World War I. In 1919 he led an unauthorized and unsuccessful attempt to kidnap the recently exiled German Kaiser Wilhelm II.