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    Why are members of the Conservative Party (Britain) called Tories?

    Question #18346. Asked by Jojo.

    mibmob

    I always understood that it came from the gaelic for thief or bandit.
    Brewer says:
    To'ry.
    This word, says Defoe, is the Irish toruigh, used in the reign of Queen Elizabeth to signify a band of Catholic outlaws who haunted the bogs of Ireland.


    Apr 16 02, 6:32 PM
    mk2norwich

    The Tory party is the former name of the Conservatives, and though the name is no longer officially in use, Tory is still a recognised word in British right-wing politics.

    Apr 16 02, 6:36 PM
    Brainy Blonde

    The word Tories was originally used to describe rural bandits in Ireland. In the
    17th century it had become a term applied to monarchists in the House of Commons.
    By the 18th century the Tories were politicians who favoured royal authority, the
    established church and who sought to preserve the traditional political structure
    and opposed parliamentary reform. After 1834 this political group in the House of
    Commons preferred to use the term Conservative. See:
    http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Ptories.htm

    FYI, the Conservative Party in Canada and its members, are called Tories as well.


    Apr 16 02, 7:35 PM

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