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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_SpeedJames Speed - Wikipedia

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   James Speed (March 11, 1812 – June 25, 1887) was an American lawyer, politician, and professor who was in 1864 appointed by Abraham Lincoln to be the United States Attorney General. Speed previously served in the Kentucky legislature and in local political offices.

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4. www.justice.gov › ag › bioAttorney General: James Speed - United States Department of ...

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   Oct 24, 2022 · James Speed was born in Kentucky in 1812 and became a lawyer, legislator and senator. He served as the 27th Attorney General of the United States from 1864 to 1866, appointed by President Lincoln.

5. millercenter.org › president › johnsonJames Speed (1865–1866) | Miller Center

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   James Speed was a Kentucky lawyer and politician who opposed slavery and secession. He served as Abraham Lincoln's attorney general from 1864 to 1865 and Andrew Johnson's attorney general from 1865 to 1866.

6. papersofabrahamlincoln.org › persons › SP41361Speed, James - Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

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   Speed was educated in public schools and later graduated from St. Joseph's College in Bardstown and the Transylvania College law school in Lexington. Lincoln first met James Speed while visiting the Speed family's Kentucky plantation during the summer of 1841, when Speed was an attorney in Louisville.

7. www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org › residents-visitors › cabinetCabinet and Vice Presidents: James Speed (1812-1887)

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   Cabinet and Vice Presidents: James Speed (1812-1887) James Speed was the Attorney General of the United States who succeeded Edward Bates in late 1864. He was the brother of Joshua Speed, who had been Mr. Lincoln’s closest friend in Springfield before Speed returned to Kentucky in 1841. The friendship was transferred to James; guard William ...

8. discovery.civilwargovernors.org › document › N00000205James Speed · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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   James J. Holmberg, "James Speed" in The Encyclopedia of Louisville, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2001), 842. Civil War Governors of Kentucky is always evolving. Help us improve the edition by suggesting a correction or addition to this record.

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   Who was James Speed?

   • James Speed was the Attorney General of the United States who succeeded Edward Bates in late 1864. He was the brother of Joshua Speed, who had been Mr. Lincoln’s closest friend in Springfield before Speed returned to Kentucky in 1841.

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   Who was John Speed?

   • Speed previously served in the Kentucky legislature and in local political offices. Speed was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky to Judge John Speed and his second wife, Lucy Gilmer Fry. He was a distant descendant of the English cartographer John Speed and brother of Joshua Fry Speed.

   James Speed - Wikipedia

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   How did James Speed get confirmed?

   • The name of James Speed was sent to the Senate for confirmation at or about the time that Chase was nominated for chief justice. The senate promptly confirmed the nomination of Chase, but omitted to pass upon the nomination of Speed. Lincoln, observing this, was quite annoyed. Although Chase was confirmed his commission was not signed.

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   Who is James Speedy?

   • Gunnery Sgt. James W. Speedy, 30, of Cambridge, Ohio, served as an administrative specialist with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing stationed on Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C.

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10. www.encyclopedia.com › speed-jamesSpeed, James | Encyclopedia.com

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    Speed was born March 11, 1812, in Jefferson County, Kentucky. He was the son of Kentucky pioneers John Speed and Lucy Gilmer Fry Speed and counted among his ancestors a Revolutionary War hero (Captain James Speed) and an English historian (John Speed). Speed attended local schools and then St. Joseph's College, Bardstown, Kentucky.