Joseph E. Lee

Joseph E. Lee (September 15, 1849 - March 25, 1920) was a laywer, 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 Jackaonville 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)
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References
  1. "Joseph E. Lee Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  2. https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/eartha_materials/9/
  3. "1959.13.01 - Correspondence, Joseph E. Lee".
  4. https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/34422
  5. https://www.jaxhistory.org/event/speaker-series-joseph-lee-jacksonvilles-first-black-lawyer/
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