Background
Speke was the son of Sir Hugh Speke, 1st Baronet of Hasilbury, Wiltshire and his wife Anne Croke, daughter of John Mayne or Mayney of Staplehurst, Kent.
Speke was the son of Sir Hugh Speke, 1st Baronet of Hasilbury, Wiltshire and his wife Anne Croke, daughter of John Mayne or Mayney of Staplehurst, Kent.
He succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1661. He was re-elected Member of Parliament for Bath in the two elections of 1679. In 1681 he was elected Member of Parliament for Chippenham.
Speke died at the age of 29 and was buried in the church at Box, Wiltshire when the Baronetcy became extinct.
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In 1675, Speke was elected Member of Parliament for Bath in the Cavalier Parliament.