Speed, James

Life Span
to
Full name
James Speed
Place of Birth
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Slave State
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
7
Family
John Speed (father), Lucy Gilmer Fry (mother), Jane Cochran (wife)
Education
Transylvania
Other
Other Education
St. Joseph's College, KY
Occupation
Politician
Attorney or Judge
Educator
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Political Parties
Whig
Republican
Union (Unconditional Union, National Union)
Government
Lincoln Administration (1861-65)
State legislature
Local government
How to Cite This Page: "Speed, James," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/6619.