Jesse Lee (Methodist)

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]

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  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. 

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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