Speke Baronets
Encyclopedia
The Speke Baronetcy, of Hamilbury in the County of Wiltshire, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 12 June 1660 for Hugh Speke, later Member of Parliament
for Chippenham
. The second Baronet also sat as Member of Parliament for Chippenham. The title became extinct on his death in 1683.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Chippenham
Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency)
Chippenham is a parliamentary constituency, abolished in 1983 but recreated in 2010, and represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
. The second Baronet also sat as Member of Parliament for Chippenham. The title became extinct on his death in 1683.
Speke Baronets, of Hamilbury (1660)
- Sir Hugh Speke, 1st Baronet (d. 1661)
- Sir George Speke, 2nd Baronet (1653-1683)