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Joseph E. Monroe (born c.1830) was a state legislator in Mississippi.

Joseph Monroe was born in Kentucky. He represented Coahoma County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1874 to 1877. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.

Monroe and his wife, Jane, had two children. She was listed as a widow in 1900.

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

References

1. Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press 1996 page 151
2. "Joseph E. Monroe – Against All Odds".

• Reconstruction Era
• 19th-century African-American politicians
• 19th-century members of the Mississippi Legislature