Career
Locke was clerk to the "Irish and Scottish Committee" set up in 1651. And later gave evidence against Henry Vane the Younger who was on lieutenant He was related also, at some distance, to Robert Southwell.
After the death of Monck (who had become the Duke of Albemarle) in 1670, Locke transformed the role of his secretaryship.
lieutenant took on a significant share of military movement and supply orders. Locke"s tenure consolidated the administrative role of the post.
The secretaryship was bought from Locke in 1683 by William Blathwayt, who had royal backing.
