Joshua Fry Speed

Joshua Fry Speed (November 14, 1814 – May 29, 1882) was an American planter and businessman. He was a close friend of future President Abraham Lincoln from his days in Springfield, Illinois, where Speed was a partner in a general store. He first met Lincoln in 1837. Later, Speed returned to Kentucky where he farmed and invested in real estate. He also served one term in the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1848.

Infobox

Born

(1814-11-14)November 14, 1814 Louisville, Kentucky, U .

Died

May 29, 1882(1882-05-29) (aged 67) Louisville, Kentucky, U .

Resting place

Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville, Kentucky, U .

Spouse

Fanny Henning (m. 1842)

Parent

John Speed (father)

Occupation

General store co-owner, real estate investor, plantation owner (through family), Kentucky representative

Known for

Abraham Lincoln's best friend and a close confidant

References

Collins & Collins 1874, p. 374.
Speed 1896, p. 3.
Strozier 2016, pp. 7–8.
Strozier 2016, p. 8.
Strozier 2016, p. 8; Speed 1896, p. 3.
Strozier 2016, pp. 8–10.
Collins & Collins 1874, p. 625.
Strozier 2016, pp. 14–15.
Strozier 2016, p. 14.
Basler 1953, p. I:265.
Strozier 2016, p. 8; Speed 1896, pp. 3–4.
Speed 1896, p. 4.
"We are Lincoln men" : Abraham Lincoln and his friends
https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/52766031
The Economist
https://www.economist.com/culture/2024/10/01/was-abraham-lincoln-gay
Lincoln
"Abraham Lincoln's 1855 Letter to Joshua Speed"
https://web.archive.org/web/20121125064608/http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/speed.htm
Goodwin, Doris Kearns (2005), Team of Rivals. New York: Simon & Schuster, 676. ISBN 978-0-684-82490-1.
Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 44410-44
historicfarmington
http://www.historicfarmington.org/
Salon
http://www.salon.com/1999/04/30/lincoln/