Tony Speller, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Tony Speller

British politician

Date of Birth: 12-Jun-1929

Place of Birth: Exeter, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-Feb-2013

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Tony Speller

  • Antony Kirby Speller (12 June 1929 – 15 February 2013) was a British Conservative politician.
  • Speller was born in Exeter on 12 June 1929, the son of Captain 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.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.

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