James Gamble Speer (June 23, 1820 - October 31, 1893) was a judge and state legislator in Florida. He was a founder of Oakland, Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He was also a delegate to Florida's 1885 Constutional Convention. He was a Democrat.
In 1879 he represented Orange County, Florida in the Florida Senate. His post office was in Oakland, Florida.
He was born in Abbeville, South Carolina and came to Florida as a member of the Indian Removal Commission of 1854.
He advocated for a canal between Lake Apopka and Lake Dora.
Speer Park and Speer Avenue in Oakland are named for him.
References
- "Death of a Prominent Floridian". The Pensacola News. November 3, 1893. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- Mather-Smith, Grace (October 24, 2018). My Darlings: A Memoir. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780761870845.
- https://www.floridamemory.com/fmp/territorial-legislative/PeopleOfLawmaking.pdf
- General Acts and Resolutions Adopted by the Legislature of Florida. Office of the Floridian and Journal. 1879.
- Cutler, Harry Gardner (1923). "History of Florida: Past and Present, Historical and Biographical".
- ^ "The history behind Oakland's streets". February 6, 2019.
- "Orange County Sheriff's Office Orlando, Florida". Turner Publishing Company. November 8, 1994 – via Google Books.
- "SPEER DESCENDANTS SHARE STORY ON NAMING OF ORLANDO". April 5, 1998.
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