Lockey, Joseph Byrne, 1877-1946

Joseph Byrne Lockey was born Feb. 2, 1877 in Florida; BS, Univ. of Nashville (1902); MA (1909) and PhD. (1920), Columbia Univ.; departmental inspector of public instruction for Peru, 1909-14; served as lieutenant in US Infantry in France during WWI; asst. professor of history (1922-25), assoc. professor (1925-29), professor (1929-1946), UCLA; wrote on Pan-Americanism; died 1946.

Professor.

Joseph Lockey was a history professor.

Joseph Byrne Lockey was born on October 2, 1877 in Campbellton, Florida. He attended the State Normal School at Defuniak Springs and subsequently taught school for three years. He graduated with a B.S. from the University of Nashville in 1900. He served as principal of DeLand High School from 1902 to 1904 and Pensacola High School from 1904 to 1908. He received a Master's degree in educational administration from Columbia University in 1909.

He served as Inspector of Public Instruction in Peru from 1909 until 1914. During this time, he organized the public school system and published several Spanish-language textbooks for use in schools. He returned to Columbia University in 1914 to pursue a Ph. D. in political science. He served as an officer during World War I and was sent to France in 1918. Following the war, he returned to Columbia and earned his Ph. D.

Lockey published several books and articles on Pan-Americanism, U.S. Secretaries of State, public education, and the history of Florida. His research into Florida's history focused on the Spanish and British periods. He planned a series entitled "Selected Documents for the History of Florida," the first volume of which was published in 1947 as East Florida, 1783-1785. He died in September 1946.

Biography

Joseph Byrne Lockey was born February 2, 1877 in Florida; BS, University of Nashville (1902); MA (1909) and PhD. (1920), Columbia University; departmental inspector of public instruction for Peru, 1909-14; served as lieutenant in U.S. Infantry in France during World War I; assistant professor of history (1922-25), associate professor (1925-29), professor (1929-1946), UCLA; wrote on Pan-Americanism; died 1946.

Joseph Byrne Lockey was born on October 2, 1877 in Campbellton, Florida. He attended the State Normal School at Defuniak Springs and subsequently taught school for three years. He graduated with a B.S. from the University of Nashville in 1900. He served as principal of DeLand High School from 1902 to 1904 and Pensacola High School from 1904 to 1908. He received a Master's degree in educational administration from Columbia University in 1909. He served as Inspector of Public Instruction in Peru from 1909 until 1914. During this time, he organized the public school system and published several Spanish-language textbooks for use in schools. He returned to Columbia University in 1914 to pursue a Ph.D. in political science. He served as an officer during World War I and was sent to France in 1918. Following the war, he returned to Columbia and earned his Ph.D.

Lockey published several books and articles on Pan-Americanism, U.S. Secretaries of State, public education, and the history of Florida. His research into Florida's history focused on the Spanish and British periods. He planned a series entitled "Selected Documents for the History of Florida," the first volume of which was published in 1947 as East Florida, 1783-1785. He died in September 1946.

Sources: Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 26, p. 99; The Peabody Reflector, Volume 4, August 1, 1922; and Who's Who in America, Volume 24, p. 1424.