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James
Speed

March 11, 1812 - June 25, 1887

Louisville, Kentucky

Lawyer, politician, U.S. attorney general. Served in the Kentucky House 1847-1848 and Kentucky Senate 1861-1863. He was a proponent of slave emancipation, pushing unsuccessfully to include it in state's 1850 constitution. In 1861, he was appointed commander of the Louisville Home Guard. Selected by President Abraham Lincoln to serve as U.S. Attorney General 1864 - 1866.

Parents

Lucy Gilmer (Fry) Speed (1788-1874)
John Speed (1772-1840)

Siblings

Joshua Fry Speed (1814-1882)
Thomas Speed (1809-1812)
Lucy Fry (Speed) Breckenridge (1811-1893)
Peachy Walker (Speed) Peay (1813-1891)
William Pope Speed (1816-1863)
Philip Speed (1819-1882)
Martha Bell (Speed) Adams (1822-1903)
Ann Pope Speed (1831-1838)

Children

John Speed Jr (1842-1920)
Henry Pirtle Speed (1845-1909)
Charles Speed (1848-1935)
Lucian Breckenridge Speed (1850-1912)
James Fry Speed Jr (1852-1932)
Edward "Shippie" S Speed (1854-1861)
Joshua F. Speed (1855-1922)

Marriages

Jane (Cochran) Speed (1816-1888)
1840

Grave

Cave Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Tags: Abolition, Attorney General, attorney or lawyer, Civil War (1861-1865), and professor

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