# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joshua-fry-speed
# Generated: 2026-08-15T13:00:40.745Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joshua-fry-speed"
name: "Joshua Fry Speed"
slug: "joshua-fry-speed"
description: "Joshua Fry Speed was an American planter and businessman. He was a close friend of then-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."
tagline: "American politician and farmer (1814–1882)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Joshua_Fry_Speed.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1814-11-14"
deathDate: "1882-05-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.36
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.809512
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%A7_%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A_%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF"
    title: "جوشوا فراي سبيد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Fry_Speed"
    title: "Joshua Fry Speed"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89"
    title: "ジョシュア・フライ・スピード"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Fry_Speed"
    title: "Joshua Fry Speed"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Fry_Speed"
    title: "Joshua Fry Speed"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3278063"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump