Lee Compere

This is believed to be a photograph of missionary Lee Compere, who, along with his wife, Susannah, moved to Alabama in 1822 and became embroiled in struggles between white and Creek slave owners and the issue of Indian removal. A charcoal portrait of Compere, probably based on this photograph, was displayed in the First Baptist Church in Montgomery. The original portrait is now in storage, but a photograph of the portrait remains on display.