Tee Joe Gonzales

"Tee Joe" Gonzales
Joseph "Tee Joe" Gonzales
Mayor of Gonzales, Louisiana
In office
1922/1928–1936
Personal details
Born
Joseph Stonewall Gonzales

(1862-09-11)September 11, 1862
Ascension Parish, Louisiana, Confederate States of America
DiedApril 20, 1940(1940-04-20) (aged 77)
Gonzales, Louisiana, United States of America
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician and businessman

Joseph Stonewall "Tee Joe" Gonzales (September 11, 1862 – April 20, 1940), was an American politician and businessman. He served as the first Mayor of modern Gonzales, Louisiana, serving between 1922 (when the city got the status of village) and 1936. In 1887 Gonzales founded the first post office of the city, the Gonzales Post Office. This post office gives its name to the city.