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The Speeds were a prominent family in Louisville, Kentucky. After immigrating to Kentucky in the early-nineteenth century, John Speed (1772-1840) and his wife, Lucy (1788-1874) settled on Beargrass Creek and built Farmington, a Federal-style home. The Speed plantation specialized in hemp but produced a variety of other goods, including livestock, apples, and tobacco. Two of John and Lucy Speed's sons became prominent in business, law, and politics in the antebellum era. James Speed (1812-1887) was a Louisville attorney before becoming involved in state politics and eventually rising to United States Attorney General under Abraham Lincoln. His brother, Joshua Fry Speed (1814-1882), was a prominent businessman in Louisville and Springfield, Illinois, and was a close friend of Lincoln. James Speed's son, John (1842-1920), was an officer in the Union army during the Civil War. In the postbellum era, he was a farmer in Spencer County and was active in Republican politics. John Speed's son, James (1867-1945), was an agriculturalist and naturalist. Among other pursuits, he edited the Southern Agriculturalist and wrote articles for the Louisville Herald-Post. His sons, John (1893-1968) and Thomas (1895-1952), were both soldiers in World War I. John's son, James (1930-2006) was a soldier in the Korean War. John Speed (b. 1955) is the son of James Speed and attended college and medical school at the University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia.
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Bloody Monday, Louisville, Ky., 1855
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