Clarence F. Lea

Clarence F. Lea
Lea in 1917
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 1st district
In office March 4, 1917 – January 3, 1949
Preceded by	William Kent
Succeeded by	Hubert B. Scudder
Personal details
Born	July 11, 1874 Highland Springs, California
Died	June 20, 1964 (aged 89) Santa Rosa, California
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	Stanford University University of Denver

Clarence Frederick Lea (July 11, 1874 – June 20, 1964) was a U.S. Representative from California.

Biography

He was born near Highland Springs, California, in southwestern Lake County on July 11, 1874. Lea attended Lakeport Academy in Lakeport, and Stanford University. He obtained a degree in law from the University of Denver, in Denver, Colorado, in 1898. Lea was admitted to the bar the same year and began practicing in Santa Rosa, California. He served as district attorney of Sonoma County, 1907–1917, and as president of the District Attorney's Association of California in 1916 and 1917.

He was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fifth and to the fifteen succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1917 – January 3, 1949). Lea served as chairman of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Seventy-fifth through Seventy-ninth Congresses). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1948. Lea engaged in public relations work in Washington, D.C. from 1949 to 1954. He died in Santa Rosa, California, June 20, 1964. Lea is interred in Franklin Avenue Odd Fellows Cemetery.

References

• Clarence F. Lea at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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