Mary Speke

Mary Speke
Born
Mary Pye

c. 1625
Died1697 (aged 71–72)
NationalityKingdom of England
Known forpolitics, once reported as "most dangerous woman in the West"
SpouseGeorge Speke
Childrenseveral including Hugh Speke

Mary Speke (née Pye) (c. 1625 – 1697) was an English nonconformist patron and political activist. She lived in Somerset in a non-conformist family. She was credited with changing her husband's political opinions and the Bishop of Bath and Wells reported her to the Secretary of State as "the most dangerous woman in the West".