Bidspirit auction | Joseph E. Lee (Early Jacksonville

Joseph E. Lee (Early Jacksonville Fl, Black Lawyer), Homestead Photograph - Joseph E. Lee (Early Jacksonville Fl, Black Lawyer), Homestead Photograph   A late 19th century albumen print depicting Lee and his family among farm animals on his homestead with an old inscription at the lower margin.  Courtesy of Florida Memory ”Born in Philadelphia. He graduated from the Institute for Colored Youth in the early 1860s and graduated from Howard University in law, 1873. He was admitted to the Florida bar that year and was one of the first blacks to practice in Florida. During his lifetime he was a municipal judge, Minister, collector of customs and internal revenue. He was a member of the Florida House from 1875-1880 and the Florida Senate from 1881-82.”   Dimensions:  5 1/4 x 8 1/2in   Provenance: From a Princeton, NJ estate. Condition: Scattered tears and old losses as pictured.