Joseph E. Lee

Joseph E. Lee (September 15, 1849 – March 25, 1920) was a lawyer, judge, federal official, and Republican politician in Florida. He served six years in the Florida House of Representatives and one term in the Florida State Senate[1] and was also a municipal judge and in various Federal positions in Florida.[2]

Lee was born in Philadelphia.[3] He earned his law degree from Howard University in 1873.[1]

He was a minister in the A.M.E. Church and married a woman named Rosa.[3]

Florida's state archives include a photograph of him.[4] The Jacksonville Historical Society has a collection of his papers.[3] In April 2020, a talk was scheduled at the Jacksonville Historical Society on Lee.[5]

Further reading
  • Joseph E. Lee of Jacksonville, 1880-1920: African-American Political Leadership in Florida by Gary Vincent Goodwin, Florida State University (1996)

References
  1. "Joseph E. Lee Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  2. "Judge Joseph E. Lee, Announcement". Eartha M. M. White Textual Material. 1913-06-02. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  3. "1959.13.01 - Correspondence, Joseph E. Lee".
  4. "Photo". www.floridamemory.com. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  5. "Speaker Series: Joseph Lee, Jacksonville's First Black Lawyer".
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