Researching Graham Lea
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5912 people with the Lea surname? In that year Lea was ranked number 721 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Graham means "warlike" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Records of Graham Lea on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Graham Lea and the Lea Family History
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Lea Family Tree Databases
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Lea Forums
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Graham Lea. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Graham Lea
Graham Lea
Graham Richard Lea (March 6, 1934 – April 3, 2013) was a broadcaster, politician and corporate leader in British Columbia. He represented Prince Rupert in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1972 to 1986 as a New Democratic Party (NDP), then United Party and finally Progressive Conservative member.
He was born in Nakusp, British Columbia, the son of George Lea and Beatrice Ellen Graham. Lea served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1951 to 1954 and as a CBC broadcaster in Whitehorse, Vancouver and Prince Rupert. First married to Elaine, who he had three children with, then another son with Sharon Clifford, following he was married to Rozlynne Mitchell for many years until his death on April 3, 2013. Lea had four children - Melanie, Marni, Alex, David and nine grandchildren. Lea served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Highways in the Barrett government and as opposition critic for a number of economic portfolios . After an unsuccessful bid for the leadership of the NDP in 1984, he sat as an independent. Lea then sat as a member of the short-lived United Party of British Columbia. In 1986, he became a Progressive Conservative party member. Lea did not run for reelection in 1986. Following his political career Lea served as Executive Director of the Truck Loggers Association for 11 years. During his political and corporate tenure Lea was a strong voice in provincial economic and resource related policies.
Lea died on April 3, 2013 at Victoria.
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