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

Photograph by E. von Seutter, 1874

Joseph Monroe was born in Kentucky. He represented Coahoma County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1874 to 1877.[1] He was a member of the Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.[2]

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

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