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Lea family of Wilmington, Delaware

Eliza Naudain Corbit Lea (b. 1861) — also known asEliza N. Corbit Lea;Eliza NaudainCorbit —of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in St. Georges,New CastleCounty, Del.,October26, 1861.Delegateto Delaware convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Female.Burial location unknown.

Note: This is just one of1,325 family groupings listed onThe Political Graveyard web site.These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

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Charles Corbit (1838-1887) — of Delaware. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December4, 1838.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives, 1870.Died in1887(ageabout48 years).Burial location unknown.

	Relatives: Sonof Henry Cowgill Corbit and Sarah (Bolton) Corbit; married,November15, 1860, to Louisa Anderson Corbit; father ofElizaNaudain Corbit Lea; second cousin once removed ofPrestonLea; third cousin ofWilliamWebb Jr.; fourth cousin ofJosephRodman West; fourth cousin once removed ofElsieCryder Woodward.
		Political family:Leafamily of Wilmington, Delaware (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).

Preston Lea (1841-1916) — of New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.; Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,November12, 1841.Republican. President, William Lea and Sonsmilling;president, Union NationalBank,vice-president, Farmers MutualInsuranceCompany; director, Philadelphia, Baltimore and WashingtonRailroad;Governorof Delaware, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Delaware,1908.Quaker. Member,UnionLeague.Died in New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.,December4, 1916 (age75 years, 22days).Interment atWilmingtonand Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.

	Relatives: Sonof William Lea and Jane Scott (Lovett) Lea; married,October27, 1870, to Adalaide Moore; married,April29, 1897, toElizaNaudain Corbit; father of Claudia Wright Lea (who marriedSheffieldPhelps); second cousin once removed ofCharlesCorbit andWilliamWebb Jr.; third cousin once removed ofJosephRodman West; third cousin twice removed ofElsieCryder Woodward.
		Political families:Phelpsfamily of Connecticut;Leafamily of Wilmington, Delaware (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography
		Image source: Library ofCongress

	Relatives:Daughter of Louisa Anderson (Corbit) Corbit andCharlesCorbit; married,April29, 1897, toPrestonLea; third cousin once removed ofWilliamWebb Jr.; fourth cousin once removed ofJosephRodman West.
		Political family:Leafamily of Wilmington, Delaware (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).

Sheffield Phelps (1864-1902) — of Teaneck,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,July 24,1864.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewJersey,1900.Died, oftyphoidfever, in Aiken,AikenCounty, S.C.,December9, 1902 (age38 years, 138days).Entombed atHopMeadow Cemetery, Simsbury, Conn.

	Relatives: Sonof Ellen (Sheffield) Phelps andWilliamWalter Phelps; married,June 1,1892, to Claudia Wright Lea (daughter ofPrestonLea); uncle ofPhelpsPhelps; grandnephew ofNormanA. Phelps; second great-grandnephew ofNoahPhelps; seventh great-grandson ofThomasWelles; first cousin ofHaroldSheffield Van Buren andMabelThorp Boardman; first cousin thrice removed ofElishaPhelps; second cousin once removed ofHiramBidwell Case; second cousin twice removed ofJohnSmith Phelps; third cousin twice removed ofAmosPettibone,JesseHoyt andGeorgeSmith Catlin; third cousin thrice removed ofAugustusPettibone,GaylordGriswold,HezekiahCase andRufusPettibone; fourth cousin once removed ofCharlesJenkins Hayden andAsahelPierson Case.
		Political families:Phelpsfamily of Connecticut;VanBuren-Phelpsfamily of New York City, New York;Boardman-Bostwick-Phelps-Sheffieldfamily of Connecticut and Ohio;Leafamily of Wilmington, Delaware (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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