Speer, Emory

Emory Speer was a representative from Georgia. He was born in Culloden, Monroe County, Ga., September 3, 1848. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1869, entered the Confederate Army as a volunteer in the Fifth Kentucky Regiment, Lewis Brigade. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1869 and practiced law in Athens, Georgia. He was the solicitor general from 1873-1876 and later became the dean of Mercer Law School. He died in Macon, Georgia on December 13, 1918.

From the description of Emory Speer letter, 1897. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 276229213