Albert Mayrant Lea
Albert Mayrant Lea | |
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| Born | December 10, 1848 |
| Died | December 24, 1901 (aged 53) |
Albert Mayrant Lea (December 10, 1848–December 24, 1901) was an American lawyer.
His father Luke Lea was a U.S. commissioner of Indian Affairs, and a U.S. Attorney.[1] In 1871 the Jackson Clarion characterized A. M. Lea as a "carpetbagger" (even though he was Mississippi born and raised).[2] In 1872 he spoke in Vicksburg favor of "Greeley and Brown, and Col. Shelby for Congress."[3] The Mississippi River packet steamboat Albert M. Lea, named in his honor, was launched in 1886.[4] Prior to 1889 he was known as "one of the attorneys in the contest of Hon. James Hill against Catchings."[5] The younger Lea, first appointed by Benjamin Harrison, served as United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi from 1889–1897, with a brief interregnum in 1897 when the office was held by Robert C. Lee and again from 1897 until his death in 1901.[6] He had a stroke and died in Jackson, Mississippi.[7] He was buried in Vicksburg, Mississippi.[8]
The Political Graveyard lists his middle name as Major.[9]
References
- ↑ "Death of A. M. Lea". The Vicksburg Post. December 27, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- ↑ "Radical Rally at Vicksburg". The Clarion. August 24, 1871. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- ↑ "Albert M. Lea". The Vicksburg Herald. November 3, 1872. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- ↑ "Miscellaneous". Natchez Democrat. December 10, 1886. p. 4. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- ↑ "The President has appointed..." The Weekly Pelican. October 26, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- ↑ Executive Office for United States Attorneys (1989). Bicentennial Celebration of United States Attorneys, 1789–1989 (PDF) (Report). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Justice. p. 205.
- ↑ "Hon. A. M. Lea Stricken". The Vicksburg Herald. December 24, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- ↑ "Death of Albert M. Lea". The Vicksburg Herald. December 25, 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- ↑ "The Political Graveyard: Lea-Cocke family of Tennessee". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2026-07-11.