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Clarence Frederick Lea
Clarence Frederick Lea
	Lea in 1937
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 Baxter Scudder
Personal details
Born	July 11, 1874; Highland Springs, California
Died	June 20, 1964 (aged 89); Santa Rosa, California
Political party	Democratic
Education	Lakeport Academy; Stanford University ; University of Denver

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Clarence Frederick Lea (July 11, 1874 – June 20, 1964) was an American lawyer and politician who served 16 terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1917 to 1949.^[1]

Biography[edit]

Lea was born near Highland Springs, California, in southwestern Lake County on July 11, 1874. He attended Lakeport Academy in Lakeport and Stanford University before obtaining a law degree from the University of Denver 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.

Congress[edit]

He was elected as a Democrat to the 65th U.S. Congress and to the 15 succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1917 – January 3, 1949). Lea served as chairman of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (75th through 79th Congresses). After Congress, Lea engaged in public relations work in Washington, D.C. from 1949 to 1954.

Death[edit]

Lea died in Santa Rosa, California on June 20, 1964.^[1] He is interred at Franklin Avenue Odd Fellows Cemetery.

Legacy[edit]

Lea is known for having led the group of congressmen who passed the resolution calling for the internment of Italian-Americans, Japanese-Americans and German-Americans during World War II.^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

United States Congress. "Clarence F. Lea (id: L000163)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

^ ^a ^b "Clarence Lea, 89, Served In House". The New York Times. Associated Press. June 22, 1964.
^ "Prisoners Among Us" (PDF). NIAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-06.
^ "Chapter V: Japanese Evacuation From the West Coast". www.history.army.mil. Archived from the original on 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2016-08-16.

External links[edit]

Media related to Clarence Frederick Lea at Wikimedia Commons

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Preceded by William Kent	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 1st congressional district 1917–1949	Succeeded by Hubert B. Scudder

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[obit-1] "Clarence Lea, 89, Served In House". The New York Times. Associated Press. June 22, 1964.

[2] "Prisoners Among Us" (PDF). NIAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-06.

[3] "Chapter V: Japanese Evacuation From the West Coast". www.history.army.mil. Archived from the original on 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2016-08-16.

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-'''Clarence Frederick Lea''' (July 11, 1874 – June 20, 1964) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[California]].
+'''Clarence Frederick Lea''' (July 11, 1874 – June 20, 1964) was an American lawyer and politician who served 16 terms as a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[California]] from 1917 to 1949.<ref name=obit/>
+==Biography==
-Born near [[Highland Springs, Lake County, California|Highland Springs, California]], in southwestern [[Lake County, California|Lake County]], Lea attended Lakeport Academy in [[Lakeport, California|Lakeport]], and [[Stanford University]]. He obtained a degree in law from the [[University of Denver]], in [[Denver, Colorado]], in 1898. Lea was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] the same year and began practicing in [[Santa Rosa, California]]. He served as district attorney of [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma County]], 1907–1917, and as president of the District Attorney's Association of California in 1916 and 1917.
+Lea was born near [[Highland Springs, Lake County, California|Highland Springs, California]], in southwestern [[Lake County, California|Lake County]] on July 11, 1874. He attended Lakeport Academy in [[Lakeport, California|Lakeport]] and [[Stanford University]] before obtaining a law degree from the [[University of Denver]] in 1898. Lea was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] the same year and began practicing in [[Santa Rosa, California]]. He served as district attorney of [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma County]], 1907–1917, and as president of the District Attorney's Association of California in 1916 and 1917.
+===Congress ===
-He was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[65th United States Congress|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 ([[75th United States Congress|Seventy-fifth]] through [[79th United States Congress|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.
+He was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[65th United States Congress|65th U.S. Congress]] and to the 15 succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1917 – January 3, 1949). Lea served as chairman of the [[United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce|Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce]] ([[75th United States Congress|75th]] through [[79th United States Congress|79th]] Congresses). After Congress, Lea engaged in public relations work in [[Washington, D.C.]] from 1949 to 1954.
+===Death===
+Lea died in [[Santa Rosa, California]] on June 20, 1964.<ref name=obit>{{cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |title=Clarence Lea, 89, Served In House |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/22/clarence-lea-89-served-in-house.html?mtrref=query.nytimes.com&gwh=8AD62B3279B7E77D5C3ED19CF7181DE2&gwt=pay |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 22, 1964 }}</ref> He is interred at Franklin Avenue Odd Fellows Cemetery.
+==Legacy==
+Lea is known for having led the group of congressmen who passed the resolution calling for the internment of [[Internment of Italian Americans|Italian-Americans]], [[Internment of Japanese Americans|Japanese-Americans]] and [[Internment of German Americans|German-Americans]] during [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.prisonersamongus.com/StudyGuide.pdf|title=Prisoners Among Us|publisher=NIAF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406082825/http://www.prisonersamongus.com/StudyGuide.pdf|archive-date=2017-04-06|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/guard-us/ch5.htm|title=Chapter V: Japanese Evacuation From the West Coast|website=www.history.army.mil|access-date=2016-08-16|archive-date=2020-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025085705/https://history.army.mil/books/wwii/guard-us/ch5.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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