Caswell County NcArchives Obituaries.....Lea, Benjamin James 1894
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Daily Charlotte Observer
30 Mar 1894

Another North Carolinian dies in a sister State, after gaining great 
popularity and distinction. Chief Justice Benjamin James Lea died March, 15th, 
at Brownsville, Haywood County, Tenn. Judge Lea was a native of Caswell 
County, born January 1st, 1833; graduated at Wake Forest 1852, and moved soon 
after to Tennessee; taught school for a few years and at the same time studied 
law, in which profession he soon acquired a deserved eminence. He was Attorney 
General for eight years, Speaker of the Senate, and at his death Chief Justice 
of the State, having been elected by the largest majority ever given in 
Tennessee. He was an able jurist and a Christian gentleman. This State and his 
alma mater, Wake Forest, have reason to be proud of him.

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