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James Speed

American lawyer and politician (1812–1887)

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About James Speed

James Speed 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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Occupation: lawyer, politician, university teacher
Position held: United States Attorney General, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, member of the State Senate of Kentucky
Citizenship: United States
Born: March 11, 1812
Died: June 25, 1887

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Mathew Benjamin Brady via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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