Jesse Lee (Methodist)

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Jesse Lee
Born	March 12, 1758(1758-03-12) Prince George's County, Va.
Died	September 12, 1816(1816-09-12) Baltimore, Maryland
Occupation	Preacher and chaplain
Religion	Methodist

Jesse Lee (March 12, 1758 – September 12, 1816) was an American Methodist Episcopal clergyman and pioneer, born in Prince George's County, Virginia A preacher after 1783, in 1789 he visited New England and established Methodism from the Connecticut River to the farthest settlement in Maine. He formed the first Methodist class in New England, at Stratford, Connecticut, September 26, 1787. He preached his first sermon (outdoors) on June 7^[1] or 17,^[2] 1789 in Norwalk, Connecticut. He held the first Methodist class in Boston, Massachusetts on July 13, 1792. For his pioneer work in New England he was often called the Apostle of Methodism.^[3] He was a friend of Francis Asbury, and served as his assistant from 1797 to 1800.^[4] He lacked only one vote of being elected Bishop by the General Conference of 1800, but was appointed to be a presiding elder of the south district of Virginia in 1801.^[4] He wrote A Short Account of the Life and Death of the Rev. John Lee (1805) and a History of Methodism in America (1807), which has value for the early period. On May 22, 1809 Lee was appointed Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives^[5] He was reappointed on November 2, 1812 and served for two sessions.^[5] Upon leaving the chaplaincy of the House he was appointed Chaplain of the United States Senate on September 27, 1814 where he served until December 1815.^[6]

See also

• Second Great Awakening
• Mount Olivet Cemetery (Baltimore)
• Jesse Lee Home for Children

Literature

• Minton Thrift, Memoir of the Rev. Jesse Lee, with Extracts from his Journals (New York, 1823)
• L. M. Lee, Life and Times of Jesse Lee (Richmond, Va., 1848)
• W. H. Meredith, Jesse Lee, A Methodist Apostle (New York, 1909)

References

1. ^ "History: North United Methodist Church, Manchester, Connecticut, USA". http://numc.axelhouse.com/history.html. Retrieved 2008-02-13. 
2. ^ "June 17: Jesse Lee; Christian History Institute". http://chi.gospelcom.net/DAILYF/2002/06/daily-06-17-2002.shtml. Retrieved 2008-02-13. 
3. ^ Meredith, William Henry (1909). Jesse Lee, A Methodist Apostle. New York. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Jesse Lee - FREE Jesse Lee Biography". http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Lee-Jess.html. Retrieved 2008-09-14. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "History of the Chaplaincy, Office of the Chaplain". http://chaplain.house.gov/chaplaincy/history.html. Retrieved 2008-09-14. 
6. ^ "U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > People > Officers & Staff > Senate Chaplain". http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Senate_Chaplain.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-14. 

External links

• Jesse Lee United Methodist Church in Easton, CT established 1789
• Jesse Lee United Methodist Church in Ridgefield, CT established 1789
• North United Methodist Church in Manchester, CT organized 1790
• Cox Memorial United Methodist Church in Hallowell, ME mentions preaching by Jesse Lee in town on October 13, 1793
• Readfield (ME) United Methodist Church Jesse Lee Meeting House dates to 1795
• Duncan United Methodist Church in Georgetown, SC mentions Jesse Lee visiting in February 1785
• Jesse Lee preached at Dudley Chapel in Sudlersville, MD (est. 1783)
• The Jesse Lee homes in Alaska were Methodist run orphanages started in 1890 as a tribute to Jess Lee

• This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.

Religious titles
Preceded by Obadiah Bruen Brown	Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives May 22, 1809 – November 4, 1811	Succeeded by Nicholas Sneathen
Preceded by Nicholas Sneathen	Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives November 2, 1812 – September 19, 1814	Succeeded by Obadiah Bruen Brown
Preceded by John Brackenridge, D.D.	Chaplain of the United States Senate September 27, 1814 – December 8, 1815	Succeeded by John Glendy

Persondata
Name	Lee, Jesse
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Short description
Date of birth	March 12, 1758
Place of birth	Prince George's County, Va.
Date of death	September 12, 1816
Place of death	Baltimore, Maryland