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Hugh Cecil Lea (27 May 1869 – 29 January 1926) was a British Liberal Party politician and newspaper proprietor.
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Background
He was a son of Carl Adolph Lea and Elizabeth Maria Matthews. He was educated in Boulogne, Reims and Munich.
Career
He saw service in both the British and American Armies. He was Liberal MP for St Pancras East from 1906–10. Standing for parliament for the first time, he gained the seat from the Conservative at the 1906 General Election. He only served one parliamentary term before standing down at the General Election of January 1910. He did not stand for parliament again. He was a Member of London County Council, representing St Pancras East for the Liberal Party backed Progressives from 1910–13. He was on the London staff of the African Review. He owned the Wine and Spirit Trade Record. He died after a short illness at the age of 50.