Britain's Most Famous Club
The Carlton Club, which celebrated its centenary recently is probabiy the most famous political club in the world. At various times it has exercised a powerful influence on the course of British politics. When it was formed in 1892 by the Duke of Wellington and other Tory leaders it was called the Conservative Club. The name “caught on” to such an extent that three years later the Tory Party changed its name and became ofticially the Conservative Party. Jt was at the Carlton Club that the fateful decision to break up the Coalition, formed in war-time, was reached at a meeting of Conservative M.P.\s in Cctobcr, .1922. Some of the then leaders of the party opposed the disruption,'and one result of the meeting was to mark out Mr. Baldwin, until then a comparatively little-known figure in politics as a future Conservative leader and Prime Minister. The club has a link with the National Gallery. It takes its name from the old Carlton House, residence of George IV. while Prince of Wales. When tins famous house was taken down in .1827 the columns of its Corinthian portico were transferred to the National Gallery.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6866, 24 May 1932, Page 10
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