Researching Horace Speed
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2406 people with the Speed surname? In that year Speed was ranked number 1608 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Horace means "Hour in Time" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Horace Speed on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Horace Speed and the Speed Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 3258 people with the Speed surname in the UK? Speed is now ranked number 1712 for popularity in the UK. |
Speed Genealogy Databases
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Speed Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Speed surname in the USA? Speed is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Horace Speed (baseball)
Horace Arthur Speed III (born October 4, 1951) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder who played three seasons for the San Francisco Giants and the Cleveland Indians.
Speed was selected by the Giants in the 3rd round of the 1969 MLB Draftt. He made his major league debut with San Francisco as a pinch runner for catcher Dave Rader in 1975, as the Giants defeated the San Diego Padres, 2–0. He then signed as a free agent with the Indians on December 7, 1977, and had his most productive major league season with the team in 1978, appearing in 70 games.
Speed made his final major league appearance in 1979, as a pinch runner for Cliff Johnson, in a Cleveland 4-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.
Source: Horace Speed (baseball), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaHorace Speed
Horace Speed (January 25, 1852 – December 28, 1924) was an Oklahoma pioneer and the first United States District Attorney for Oklahoma Territory.
Speed was born in Nelson County, Kentucky, and was a prominent attorney in Indiana with Benjamin Harrison. In 1889, he moved to Winfield, Kansas, and following the Run of '89 he established a law practice in Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory. His experience with the Cherokee Commission led now President Benjamin Harrison to appoint him United States Attorney for the territory (1890–1894). He served again for a short time in 1900 as the last territorial US Attorney before it was divided into districts. As US Attorney he prosecuted many of the outlaws running rampant in the territory and the land fraud cases that troubled the land openings.
In 1901, following Territorial Governor William Miller Jenkins removal from office, President Theodore Roosevelt called Speed to Washington and offered him the governorship. Speed declined and Thompson Benton Ferguson was eventually appointed as a compromise.
After statehood, Speed moved to Tulsa and opened a law firm. He died there in 1924.
Source: Horace Speed, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Speed
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