Draft:Joseph E. Less

Merge to Grand Lodge of Florida?

Joseph E. Less (January 22, 1853–?) was a lawyer and politician in Jacksonville, Florida. He was born in Philadelphia. He was a leader of the Templars in Jacksonville's African American community.^[1]

"Joseph E. Less (1849–1920), a Philadelphia-born lawyer and Jacksonville politician, presided for the first seven years as Grand Worthy Chief Templar. The black Grand Lodge of Florida was a small organization with about a thousand"^[2]

References

^ Fahey, David M. (March 28, 1994). "The Good Templars and the African American Temperance Movement: W. M. Artrell of Florida". The Social History of Alcohol Review. 28–29: 28–30. doi:10.1086/SHAREVv28-29n1p28 – via CrossRef.
^ https://books.google.com/books?id=qUxOAQAAIAAJ&q="joseph+e.+less"%C2%A0&dq="joseph+e.+less"%C2%A0&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjfzLmaz-mIAxWtTTABHTETNiwQ6AF6BAgIEAI

[1] Fahey, David M. (March 28, 1994). "The Good Templars and the African American Temperance Movement: W. M. Artrell of Florida". The Social History of Alcohol Review. 28–29: 28–30. doi:10.1086/SHAREVv28-29n1p28 – via CrossRef.

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