October Club
Preserved but no longer current.
A club of extreme Tories founded in 1710, with the password "October" — easily remembered "by a country gentleman who loved his ale." In the last years of Queen Anne's reign the October Club was a staunch supporter of the Jacobites.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “October Club” mean?
A club of extreme Tories founded in 1710, with the password "October" — easily remembered "by a country gentleman who loved his ale." In the last years of Queen Anne's reign the October Club was a staunch supporter of the Jacobites.
Is “October Club” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.