Background
Lea, Preston was born on November 12, 1841 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of William and Jane Scott (Lovett) Lea.
Lea, Preston was born on November 12, 1841 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of William and Jane Scott (Lovett) Lea.
Educated Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
At 18 entered father’s mill and after his death, 1876, president William Lea & Sons Company. President Union National Bank, since 1888. Vice president Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company.
Director Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington Railroad President Equitable Guarantee & Trust Company, Wilmington Railway Company Governor of Delaware, January 1905-January 1909.
Married Adalaide Moore, October 28, 1870 (died 1888). Married second, Eliza Naudain Corbit 1897.