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 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.[3]
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.[3]
^"Former North Devon Conservative MP Tony Speller dies aged 83". This is North Devon. 18 February 2013. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
^ abTony Speller Obituary The Daily Telegraph, 5 March 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1992
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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Antony Speller
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