About Joseph E. Proffit
Lived 1876 – 1958 (aged 81). Joseph E. Proffit was an American lawyer and diplomat.
Joseph Edwin Proffit (March 24, 1876 – February 27, 1958) was an American politician from Virginia. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1944 to 1956.
Early life Joseph Edwin Proffit was born on March 24, 1876, in Floyd, Virginia. He was educated in public schools there. He graduated from Danville Military Institute, College of William & Mary and Yale Law School.
Career Proffit was an American consul in Johannesburg from 1902 to 1909. In April 1947, he was found guilty of one of two counts in the indictment and sentenced to three months of imprisonment and a fine of . In January 1948, he was acquitted in the case. His law partner Weeks was fined for his involvement.
Personal life Proffit married Anne Simmons, daughter of George Simmons.
Proffit died on February 27, 1958, at a hospital in Roanoke.
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American politician (1876–1958)
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Joseph E. Proffit was born on 24 March 1876.
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Joseph E. Proffit died on 27 February 1958.
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Joseph E. Proffit was a lawyer and diplomat.
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Joseph E. Proffit was American.
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