Tony Speller
Antony Kirby Speller[1] (12 June 1929 – 15 February 2013) was a British Conservative politician.[2] Speller was born in Exeter on 12 June 1929, the son of Capt John Speller, director of posts and telegraphs for India, who later returned to take over the city’s Bystock Hotel. He was educated at Exeter School, before graduating in Economics from the University of London and in Social Studies from Exeter University.[3]
On his second attempt, in the 1979 general election, he defeated former Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe to become MP for North Devon, which effectively ended Thorpe's political career. Speller held the seat until 1992 when he lost to the Liberal Democrat Nick Harvey.
Speller married first, in 1950, Margaret Lloyd-Jones; they had two sons and a daughter before divorcing in 1958. In 1960 he married Maureen McLellan, with whom he had a son and a daughter.[4]
Sources
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Tony Speller Obituary The Daily Telegraph, 5 March 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ↑ Tony Speller Obituary The Daily Telegraph, 5 March 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1992
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Antony Speller
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for North Devon 1979 – 1992 |
Succeeded by Nick Harvey |
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  |
This article about a Conservative Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom born in the 1920s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
