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Luke Lea

American politician, born 1879 (1879–1945)

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About Luke Lea

Luke Lea was an American attorney, politician and newspaper publisher. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1911 to 1917. Lea was the longtime publisher of The Tennessean newspaper in Nashville, and a United States Army veteran of World War I. In 1919 he led an unauthorized and unsuccessful attempt to kidnap the recently exiled German Kaiser Wilhelm II.

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Occupation: politician, lawyer, businessperson, editor
Position held: United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, senator
Citizenship: United States
Born: April 12, 1879

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Harris & Ewing via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Died

November 18, 1945

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