British and Irish History

The Oxford Companion to British History A Dictionary of British History Further reading

October Club

The Oxford Companion to British History | 2002 | | Copyright

October Club. A ginger group of Tory MPs formed after the election victory of 1710 to watch Harley and the moderates and hound the Whigs. They took their name from October ale, beloved of country gentlemen, and met regularly at the Bell Tavern, Westminster. At its peak, the club numbered 150 and its greatest triumph was the expulsion of Walpole in 1712 on charges of corruption. But it was weakened by the defection of the March Club, even more hostile to the ministers, and it did not long survive the electoral disaster of 1715.

J. A. Cannon

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

JOHN CANNON. "October Club." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

JOHN CANNON. "October Club." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-OctoberClub.html

JOHN CANNON. "October Club." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-OctoberClub.html

Learn more about citation styles

October Club

A Dictionary of British History | 2004 | | Copyright

October Club A ginger group of Tory MPs formed after the election victory of 1710 to watch Harley and the moderates and hound the Whigs. they took their name from October ale, beloved of country gentlemen, and met regularly at the Bell Tavern, Westminster.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

JOHN CANNON. "October Club." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

JOHN CANNON. "October Club." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-OctoberClub.html

JOHN CANNON. "October Club." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-OctoberClub.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	CPIPC October meeting.(Club News) Magazine article from: Ink Maker; 11/1/2005
	Announcing October's Book Club choice. Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London); 9/30/2005
	Old haunts; The world of mediums and spirits is the setting for our October... Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London); 10/1/2005