Henry Campion
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Henry Campion, of Combwell, Goudhurst, Kent, was a British Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1708 to 1715. He later became an active Jacobite.
Henry Campion, painting by anonymous artist (circle of Thomas Hudson)
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October Club (Tory Party)
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The October Club was a group of Tory members of Parliament, established after the 1710 general election. The Club was active until approximately 1714. The group took its name from the strong ale they
Henry Campion
…and was classed as one of the ‘worthy patriots’ who had detected the mismanagements of the previous administration, becoming an early member of the October Club. At the 1713 British general election he was returned as MP for Sussex in a contest and also for Helston. He chose to sit for Sussex and was highly…
A Tory satire on Whig loses at the 1710 general election