James Speed (Australian politician)
James Speed | |
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Speed c. 1897 | |
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council | |
| In office 29 August 1900 – 21 May 1902 Serving with William Brookman, Adam Jameson | |
| Constituency | Metropolitan-Suburban Province |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1856 Wanganui, Wellington Province, New Zealand |
| Died | 9 July 1925 (aged 68) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Karrakatta Cemetery |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
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James Montgomery Speed was a politician who was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council (upper house) for the Metropolitan-Suburban Province from 29 August 1900 to 21 May 1902. He was not elected as a member of any political party, but was a delegate from the Parliamentary Labor Party to the August 1901 Labor Congress. He was also a cricketer, and played in four first-class matches for Wellington from 1877 to 1880.