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Tom Lea (musician)
Thomas or Tom Lea may refer to: * Sir Thomas Lea, 1st Baronet (1841–1902), English carpet manufacturer from Kidderminster and politician * Thomas Calloway Lea Jr. (1877–1945), mayor of El Paso, Texas, 1915–17 * Thomas C. Lea III (1907–2001), son of Thomas C. Lea, Jr., muralist, artist, illustrator, author, ''LIFE'' war artist and correspondent * Thomas Gibson Lea (1785–1844), American botanist * Tom Lea (footballer), English footballer * Thomas Lea (miller) (1757–1794), member of a prominent flour milling family in Wilmington, Delaware * Massa Tom Lea, slave owner and ancestor of Alex Haley in ''Roots: The Saga of an American Family'' See also * Tom Lee (other) * Thomas Lee (other) {{human name disambiguation, Lea, Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Thomas Lea, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Lea, 1st Baronet (17 January 1841 – 9 January 1902) was an English carpet manufacturer from Kidderminster, and a Liberal Party politician. Family history Thomas Lea was born at The Larches, near Kidderminster, in 1841, the eldest son of George Butcher Lea. He came from a family which had manufactured Kidderminster stuff and bombazine in the 17th and 18th centuries. His ancestor Francis Lea with son John Lea went over to carpet weaving in 1781. When Francis retired from this firm, he and his second son Thomas Lea set up a worsted spinning business in Callows Lane, Kidderminster. Francis' daughter married William Butcher, and their son George Butcher later joined the firm. In 1831 George formed the firm of Butcher, Worth and Holmes to manufacture carpets. In 1835 Thomas gave his spinning business to his nephew George Butcher, who later took the name George Butcher Lea.Melvyn Thompson, ''Woven in Kidderminster: an illustrated history of the carpet industry in the Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |