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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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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