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Pryor Lea

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American politician (1794-1879)

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Pryor Lea was an American politician and railroad entrepreneur who represented Tennessee's 2nd district in the United States House of Representatives from 1827 to 1831. He moved to Goliad, Texas, in the 1840s, where he engaged in railroad construction, and served in the Texas Senate.

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Pryor Lea was an American politician and railroad entrepreneur who represented Tennessee's 2nd district in the United States House of Representatives from 1827 to 1831. He moved to Goliad, Texas, in the 1840s, where he engaged in railroad construction, and served in the Texas Senate. He was a delegate to the 1861 Texas convention that adopted the state's Ordinance of Secession on the eve of the Civil War. Luke Lea and Albert M. Lea were his brothers.

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1794 to 1879 · aged 85
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