The Loyal Brotherhood was a High Tory political and social club, founded by leading members of the Tory party in 1709. It existed throughout the period known as the Whig supremacy and became an import
The Duke of Beaufort, founder of the Loyal Brotherhood
Sir John Hynde Cotton, 3rd Baronet was a Tory MP, Jacobite, and leading figure in the Loyal Brotherhood, serving as vice-president
The Reform Act 1832 marked the end for the old High Tory, landed interests represented by the Loyal Brotherhood
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
Loyal Brotherhood
…to donate a portrait to the club. Eight of the fourteen commoners who joined the Loyal Brotherhood between 1709 and 1713 were also members of the Tory October Club. After 1725 the club's membership, which had previously been open to non-parliamentarians, was restricted to Tory peers and Members of Parliament…
A Tory satire on Whig loses at the 1710 general election
Henry Campion was a leading voice in the October Club; he later became a Jacobite