Speer, Emory

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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

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referencedIn Arthur Twining Hadley, president of Yale University, records, 1899-1921 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Century Company records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Speer, Emory. Emory Speer letter, 1897.
referencedIn Sutlive, John Laffiteau, 1899-1979. John Laffiteau Sutlive papers, 1959-1971. Georgia Historical Society
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correspondedWith Baldwin, William H. (William Henry), 1851-1923 person
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correspondedWith Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 person
associatedWith Mercer University. corporateBody
correspondedWith Phelps, Edward John, 1822-1900 person
associatedWith Sutlive, John Laffiteau, 1899-1979. person
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Birth 1848-09-03

Death 1918-12-13

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