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

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in the

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from 1874 to 1877.Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press 1996 page 151 He was a member of the

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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Monroe, Joseph Year of birth uncertain Year of death missing Reconstruction Era African-American politicians

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