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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.
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.
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.
James Speed served as U.S. attorney general under President ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 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, JAMES. James Speed served as U.S. attorney general under President abraham lincoln. 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).
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.
James Speed was born in Kentucky in 1812. He studied law at Transylvania University and worked as a lawyer in Louisville. He joined the Whig Party and was a strong opponent of slavery. Elected to the Kentucky Senate in 1861 he became the leader of the pro-Union forces in the state during the American Civil War.
