John McCormick Lea

John McCormick Lea

John McCormick Lea (1818–1903) was an American Whig politician.[1][2][3] He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1849 to 1850.[1][2][3]

Biography

Early life

He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on December 25, 1818.[1] He graduated from the University of Nashville.[1] His father was Luke Lea (1783–1851), a United States Representative from Tennessee, and his mother, Susan Wells McCormick.[1]

Career

He was a lawyer and a circuit judge.[1] He served as vice-president of First American National Bank.[1] He served as President of the Board of Trustees of the University of Nashville.[1] From 1842 to 1845, he served as Assistant U.S. District Attorney.[3] From 1849 to 1850, he served as Mayor of Nashville.[1][2] He was part of the commission to surrender Nashville to the Union Army in February 1862.[3] From 1888 to 1903, he served as President of the Tennessee Historical Society.[1][3]

Personal life

He married Elizabeth Overton in 1843.[1] They had three sons, Overton, Robert B. and Luke Lea.[1] He attended the First Presbyterian Church.[1] He died in Monteagle, Tennessee on September 21, 1903, and he is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN
  2. 1 2 3 Nashville Library
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Tennessee Portrait Project
Political offices
Preceded by
Alexander Allison		 Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee
1849-1850 		Succeeded by
John Hugh Smith
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