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British political organisation
The Primrose League was an organisation for spreading Conservative principles in Great Britain. It was founded in 1883. At a late point in its existence
Primrose_League
Species of flowering plant
plant is primrose, or occasionally common primrose or English primrose to distinguish it from other Primula species referred to as primroses. Primula
Primula_vulgaris
Anniversary of the Death of British Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli
Primrose Day marked the anniversary of the death of the British statesman and prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, on 19 April 1881
Primrose_Day
1883: Conservative Primrose League formed. 1884: Third Reform Act – Male electorate doubled to 5 million. 1889: Women's Franchise League established. 1894:
Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom
Women's_suffrage_in_the_United_Kingdom
Topics referred to by the same term
constituency) Primrose, Alaska Primrose, Georgia Primrose, Iowa Primrose, Kentucky Primrose, Nebraska Primrose, Ohio Primrose, Rhode Island Primrose, Tarrant
Primrose
British politician (1917–2003)
English civilisation, our taste and our morals". He was Chairman of the Primrose League General Purposes Committee from 1971 to 1985. In foreign affairs, Stokes
John Stokes (Conservative politician)
John_Stokes_(Conservative_politician)
Irish businessman, politician and philanthropist
Horticultural Society of Ireland, the Irish Unionist Alliance, and the Primrose League. His barony became extinct at his death, but the baronetcy devolved
Arthur Guinness, Baron Ardilaun
Arthur_Guinness,_Baron_Ardilaun
Mid-18th century London gentlemen's club
nineteenth century with the phenomenal success of the Conservative-aligned Primrose League. At first it proved highly successful, with Whitaker's Almanack reporting
Primrose_Club
Wife of J. R. R. Tolkien (1889–1971)
for her subsequent lifetime of back problems. She also joined the Primrose League and attended local Conservative Party meetings. Aside from the local
Edith_Tolkien
English writer and horticulturist (1826–1913)
and Nevill families. She was a founding member of the Conservative Primrose League, collected art, and cultivated a social network of talented friends
Lady_Dorothy_Nevill
British Conservative Party politician (1879 – 1933)
address conferences on behalf of the Primrose League. In May 1926 he addressed junior member of the Primrose League, praising the junior branches' work
Henry_Lorimer
English photographer, historian and writer
other crafts. In the 1880s and 1890s Dryden was also active in the Primrose League, an organisation supporting Conservative principles, which held summer
Alice_Dryden
British politician (1849–1895)
considerable disorder after 1880, and was an active promoter of the Primrose League, which owed its origin to the inspiration of one of his own "fourth
Lord_Randolph_Churchill
Primrose League leading member
(1849–1918) was a British Conservative who was one of the Primrose League's leading advocates. The league would influence elections and with her as treasurer
Meresia_Nevill
British suffragette and politician
Conservative, she served as Dame President of the Woking Habitation of the Primrose League and was a founding member of the Conservative and Unionist Women's
Elizabeth Balfour, Countess of Balfour
Elizabeth_Balfour,_Countess_of_Balfour
political role for women in Wales with the opening of branches of the Primrose League, but campaigning for women's rights was not its priority and merely
Women's_suffrage_in_Wales
Chicago-based George F. Root. It was also a popular song with adherents of the Primrose League in England, and was a central part of Victoria Day celebrations in
Just Before the Battle, Mother
Just_Before_the_Battle,_Mother
for eight years. Lady Sawyer founded the Ladywood Habitation of the Primrose League in 1886 and served as its ruling councillor until 1914. In November
James_Sawyer
his brother Atholl Monson Forbes. He was a staunch supporter of the Primrose League. Forbes, Horace Courtenay Gammell (1883). Shall we have a Channel tunnel
Horace Forbes, 19th Lord Forbes
Horace_Forbes,_19th_Lord_Forbes
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1894 to 1895
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian (7 May 1847 – 21 May 1929), was a British Liberal Party politician who served as
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Archibald_Primrose,_5th_Earl_of_Rosebery
Women's wing of the British Conservative Party in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Party until 1928. Its roots go back to the Grand Ladies Council of the Primrose League of 1885. It changed its name to the Women's National Advisory Committee
Conservative Women's Organisation
Conservative_Women's_Organisation
British politician
Lord Privy Seal from 1935 to 1937. Lord Dufferin was chairman of the Primrose League from 1932 to 1934, a Lord-in-waiting to King George VI from 1936 to
Basil Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
Basil_Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood,_4th_Marquess_of_Dufferin_and_Ava
Football league season
"Newburgh". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 15 August 2025. "Ormiston Primrose". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 15 August 2025. "Pumpherston". Non League Scotland
2025–26 East of Scotland Football League
2025–26_East_of_Scotland_Football_League
signature campaign was largely organised through the Primrose League and Walter Long's Union Defence League. By the middle of the summer, two million signatures
British_Covenant
but did not extend to Scotland. 1883: Conservative Primrose League formed. "The Primrose League was the first political organisation to give women the
Feminism in the United Kingdom
Feminism_in_the_United_Kingdom
Village in Pembrokeshire, Wales
school hosted the first meeting of the Haverfordwest Habitation of the Primrose League. The school closed in 2001 with pupils numbering 17. The school log
Penffordd,_Pembrokeshire
British politician
became active in Unionist politics and was first secretary of the Primrose League. He unsuccessfully contested the 1892 and 1895 general elections as
Claude_Hay_(politician)
English pianist and composer (1867–1919)
entertainment at the conclusion of a meeting of the Conservative supporting Primrose League in Exeter, on the programme sung by Jack Robertson as part of a concert
Amy_Horrocks
National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations No Campaign Primrose League Ulster Unionist Party Unionist Party (Scotland) Vermin Club Young Britons'
List of organisations associated with the Conservative Party (UK)
List_of_organisations_associated_with_the_Conservative_Party_(UK)
British peer (1923–2006)
heads of state at Heathrow Airport. He was twice Chancellor of the Primrose League, from 1975 to 1979 and from 1981 to 1984. He was also a spokesman on
Charles Stourton, 26th Baron Mowbray
Charles_Stourton,_26th_Baron_Mowbray
English local politician and amateur cricketer (fl. 1888 – 1922)
Guardian, and President of the Brackley Auxiliary. A member of the Primrose League, she founded a Brackley branch of the Red Cross and managed a convalescent
Beatrice_Cartwright
Life of Winston Churchill, 1945–1965
Europe". Churchill expressed similar sentiments during a meeting of the Primrose League at the Royal Albert Hall on 18 May 1947. He declared: "Let Europe arise"
Later life of Winston Churchill
Later_life_of_Winston_Churchill
British writer, born William Lancaster Gribbon (1879–1940)
Company, as well as being an active member of the Conservative Party and Primrose League. He was also a devout Anglican, serving as warden at St. Luke's Church
Talbot_Mundy
English writer and inventor
of Lords reform. In 1889 he addressed the Islington branch of the Primrose League on political economy. In the 1891 Northampton by-election caused by
Michael_Henry_Temple
British philanthropist and politician (1847–1917)
National Union of Conservative Associations, and grand chancellor of the Primrose League. A portrait of the Duke as Mayor of Westminster, painted by Philip
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
Henry_Fitzalan-Howard,_15th_Duke_of_Norfolk
British political and women's rights activist
conservatism and political affairs through her family and the local Primrose League. At the 1885 general election, her husband William, then Viscount Woolmer
Maud Palmer, Countess of Selborne
Maud_Palmer,_Countess_of_Selborne
British politician (1919–1996)
Monday Club, 1976. Amery, Julian, PC, MP, The Next Four Years, in the Primrose League Gazette, vol. 87, no. 4, October 1983, London. Amery, Julian, MP, The
Julian_Amery
British politician
seat until 1935. In 1931 he was elected to the Grand Council of the Primrose League. Apart from his business and political interests he was master of the
Charles Ainsworth (politician)
Charles_Ainsworth_(politician)
Life of Winston Churchill from 1874 to 1904
on a visit home gave his first public speech for the Conservative's Primrose League in Bath. Reflecting a mix of reformist and conservative perspectives
Early life of Winston Churchill
Early_life_of_Winston_Churchill
English writer (born c. 1830)
Charity Organisation Society. She was also an active member of the Primrose League during her time living in Hampstead around 1890. To an interviewer
Catherine_Ray
residents in Thornton Heath that displayed middle-class leanings. The Primrose League, representing working-class conservative ethics, was "scorned as an
History_of_Thornton_Heath
British politician (1918–1988)
1922 Committee Executive. He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1981. The Primrose League Gazette carried an obituary in the form of a tribute to Biggs-Davison
John_Biggs-Davison
British landowner and photographer (1865–1949)
took from 1881 until 1928 to do so. Chichester was a member of the Primrose League from 1885 to 1890. She was also involved with botany and photography
Rosalie_Chichester
Square in London, England
of the Primrose League, a conservative association established in Disraeli's memory, who left wreaths in front of it every year on "Primrose Day", the
Parliament_Square
British political hostess (1827–1899)
active in political organisations. She was a leading member of the Primrose League, known for being the first British political group to give women a
Georgina Gascoyne-Cecil, Marchioness of Salisbury
Georgina_Gascoyne-Cecil,_Marchioness_of_Salisbury
British children's writer, novelist
and the Tatler. She was a member of the Ladies’ Grand Council of the Primrose League. An ABC, for Baby Patriots (1899). Dean & Son The Bedtime Book (1901)
Mary_Francis_Ames
British politician
a large majority. Flower was a member of the Grand Council of the Primrose League and of the executive committee of the State Children's Aid Association
Ernest_Flower
Nationalist movement in the United Kingdom
April 1889, the Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, at a meeting of the Primrose League in Bristol, spoke on the state of the Union. At the time, an Irish
Cornish_nationalism
British women's suffrage organisation
qualified women". Unlike other conservative organisations such as the Primrose League, CUWFA was a single-issue organisation interested only in the enfranchisement
Conservative and Unionist Women's Franchise Association
Conservative_and_Unionist_Women's_Franchise_Association
British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Comquot Plumb Pudding Billy Pitt Grand National Parmasan Favonius Favo Primrose League Sir Bevys Aladdin Banter Bevil The Vicar Mountain Knight Country Boy
Sweetmeat_(horse)
British politician
and he was a member of the short-lived Beaconsfield Club and The Primrose League. Through his family connections, he was acquainted with a number of
Coningsby_Disraeli
1928 short story collection by Dorothy Sayers
leaves two wills: the first grants his fortune to the conservative Primrose League, while the second leaves everything to his niece, Hannah, a young,
Lord_Peter_Views_the_Body
British Conservative politician
re-elected in the following year. His last public address was at Worsley Primrose League on 7 July 1888. He died after a long illness (consumption) at Burwood
Alfred_Egerton
Flat horse race in Britain
Jazz Band 1925: Obliterate 1926: Foxlaw 1927: Border Minstrel 1928: Primrose League 1929: Ballynahinch 1930: Show Girl 1931: Blue Vision 1932: Pommarel
Northumberland_Plate
1907 county councillor
concerns. Noble's politics were conservative, being a member of the Primrose League. In 1894 she was the inaugural vice-chair of the newly formed Bampton
Mary_Eleanor_Noble
Life peer in the House of Lords (born 1945)
Department 1929–2009 (2009) (joint author) A Gift from the Churchills: The Primrose League 1883–2004 (2010) As well as pamphlets on Northern Ireland and constitutional
Alistair_Cooke,_Baron_Lexden
English noblewoman,1852-1935
Not Have the Vote, From the Woman’s Point of View." A member of the Primrose League, she advocated for Conservative politics. She also served as president
Mary Fox-Strangways, Countess of Ilchester
Mary_Fox-Strangways,_Countess_of_Ilchester
American opera singer (1853–1938)
following June she performed in concerts in Essex sponsored by the Primrose League. In November 1898 she performed in a concert at St. Andrew's Hall in
Clara_Poole_King
British author and playwright
health and lived with her brother, a doctor. She was a supporter of the Primrose League and a member of the Women's Writers Club. She was buried at Horn Hill
Dorothea_Moore_(author)
British government recognitions
JP Member of Central Unionist Council. Member Ladies' Grand Council Primrose League. Member for East Fulham on the London County Council. "Resignation
1924 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours
1924_Prime_Minister's_Resignation_Honours
British Anglican and women's rights activist
Lady Mary Feilding. She was also interest in politics, and when the Primrose League was established in 1883, she soon joined, and from 1885 until 1907
Louisa_Knightley
British Member of Parliament and judge
appointed as a High Court Judge. He also served as chancellor of the Primrose League in 1926/27. In 1927, he was knighted. Greaves-Lord served as a judge
Walter_Greaves-Lord
House in Byley, Cheshire, England
the Conservative cause for many years, first in connection with the Primrose League and latterly as vice-president of the Northwich Division of the Women's
Ravenscroft_Hall
Society of Women Journalists and was one of the instigators of the Primrose League. He was also an active member of several hospital charities. Born in
J._S._Wood
Association football club in Scotland
Ormiston Primrose Football Club is a senior football club based in Ormiston, East Lothian, currently competing in the East of Scotland League Third Division
Ormiston_Primrose_F.C.
English professional rugby league club
Challenge Cup nine times. The club's traditional home colours are white, primrose and blue. Warrington have local rivalries with Widnes Vikings, St Helens
Warrington_Wolves
British politician (1945–2025)
House of Lords between 1977 and 1979. He was also involved in the Primrose League before its dissolution, serving as its Chancellor from April 1979 to
Charles Strachey, 4th Baron O'Hagan
Charles_Strachey,_4th_Baron_O'Hagan
Glasgow based women's suffrage association
suffragists, as well as networking with other organisations, such as The Primrose League, West of Scotland Women's Liberal Unionist Association, Scottish Women's
Glasgow and West of Scotland Association for Women's Suffrage
Glasgow_and_West_of_Scotland_Association_for_Women's_Suffrage
Village in Rutland, England
the First World War, the building, also known as the old Primrose Barn (after the Primrose League used by them prior to 1900) served as the village hall
South_Luffenham
Australian philanthropist
the former Governor of New South Wales the Earl of Jersey, to the Primrose League. The same year, she chaired the nursery and kindergarten committee
Pattie_Deakin
Canadian baseball player (1865–1892)
Frederick James O'Neill (1865 – March 7, 1892), nicknamed "Tip", was a Canadian born professional baseball player who played outfield in the American Association
Fred_O'Neill
German Jewish Christian missionary (1795–1862)
to be a noted diplomat and Conservative politician who founded the Primrose League. Missionary journal and memoir of the Rev. Joseph Wolff,[2] written
Joseph_Wolff
British politician
1936, she was elected a Member of the Ladies' Grand Council of the Primrose League. In 1937, she was elected to the London County Council, representing
Joan Vickers, Baroness Vickers
Joan_Vickers,_Baroness_Vickers
Vaudeville performer
Mirror, 6 January 1894 In a program with Lady Randolph Churchill, The Primrose League Gazette, London, England, 1 February 1894 In a program with Sarah Bernhardt
Tom_Browne_(whistler)
Association football club in Scotland
Crossgates Primrose Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Crossgates, near Dunfermline, Fife. The team plays in the East of Scotland League First
Crossgates_Primrose_F.C.
Sovereign state in Northwestern Europe (1801–1922)
also to women, hundreds of thousands of whom were organised by the Primrose League. Women's suffrage was not on the agenda. The abolition of the House
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland
British politician (1854–1924)
again after 1911 when the Third Home Rule Bill was imminent; with the Primrose League it created the 1914 British Covenant mirroring the 1912 Ulster Covenant
Walter Long, 1st Viscount Long
Walter_Long,_1st_Viscount_Long
British politician (1841–1918)
(MP) for Bedford from 1895 to 1906. He was a Grand Councillor in the Primrose League. He died aged 77. Who Was Who "The Civil Service Athletic Association"
Charles Pym (Conservative politician)
Charles_Pym_(Conservative_politician)
English coroner (1846–1910)
active in the Unionist Party in Paddington and the promotion of the Primrose League in that district. He was the unsuccessful candidate at Islington in
Danford_Thomas
British politician (1864-1942)
1924 Townley was co-opted as a member of the Grand Council of the Primrose League. Townley became involved with the Central and Associated Chambers of
Max_Townley
British photographer and filmmaker
H. Jasper Redfern; And other acts 31 March early 1900s, Ecclesall Primrose League Annual Dance; Featuring Mr H. Jasper Redfern's Animated Photographs
Henry_Jasper_Redfern
British politician (1835–1916)
lost his seat. He then withdrew from the vice-chancellorship of the Primrose League, of which he had been one of the founders, on the ground that it no
John_Eldon_Gorst
British politician
of the Freemasons of England, he was also an active member of the Primrose League. He died on 9 August 1912, whilst in the office of Chamberlain of the
Joseph_Dimsdale
Town in Tasmania, Australia
000. Over 50% of houses in Primrose Sands are unoccupied most of the year. The town is home to an Returned and Services League of Australia club, community
Primrose_Sands,_Tasmania
British surgeon (1840-1913)
Charlie Burgess. Whitehead and his wife were listed as supporters of the Primrose League in 1901, and in 1891 Whitehead had supported Viscount Emlyn's attempt
Walter_Whitehead
Maltese prelate
Helicon. There he issued a warning to Catholics against joining the Primrose League, a non-sectarian conservative organization combatting "anarchy and
Antonio_Maria_Buhagiar
Irish author
fashion industry, Madame Devey’s Company. She attended a Conservative Primrose League meeting in 1887 on Lord Salisbury’s Irish policy. She died on 26 January
Virginia_Sandars
His first political appearance was at a meeting of the Conservative Primrose League, in Bath in 1897, while at home on leave from the army in India. Having
Winston Churchill in politics, 1900–1939
Winston_Churchill_in_politics,_1900–1939
Grade II Unveiled 19 April 1883. The statue was the "shrine" of the Primrose League, a Conservative association established in Disraeli's memory. This
List of public art in Westminster
List_of_public_art_in_Westminster
Socialite (1833–1920)
of a distinctly conservative political nature. These included the Primrose League, which supported the British Conservative Party and its candidates
Lucinda_Musgrave
was a member of the conservative unionist political association, the Primrose League, touring Britain and Ireland extensively in the early 1890s. Rowan
Anne_Margaret_Rowan
Welsh countess (1859–1924)
Abergele's ruling councillor. She became an officer for Abergele's Primrose League in 1904, a division that was established at the town in 1886, the organisation
Winifred Cochrane, Countess of Dundonald
Winifred_Cochrane,_Countess_of_Dundonald
British female doctor
the medical profession, 100 members of the Conservative Club, the Primrose League, the borough justices, the mayor of Harrogate, and representatives
Laura_Veale
British politician
Conservative Party Publication Committee from 1896, and vice-chairman of the Primrose League from 1901. Vincent was knighted in 1896 and appointed Knight Commander
Howard_Vincent
British journalist and politician
honours. In the mid-1880s, Borthwick played a role in popularizing the Primrose League, an organisation dedicated to spreading Conservative principles in
Algernon Borthwick, 1st Baron Glenesk
Algernon_Borthwick,_1st_Baron_Glenesk
Canadian-born British Army officer
[citation needed] In retirement, he was a ruling councillor of the Primrose League for the Eastbourne habitation.[citation needed] On the outbreak of
Frederick_Benson
British politician
Neil James Archibald Primrose (14 December 1882 – 15 November 1917) was a British Liberal politician and soldier. The second son of Prime Minister Lord
Neil_Primrose_(politician)
British politician (1918–2002)
socialists". Bennett had wide-ranging interests: he was a member of The Primrose League, and their guest of honour at a dinner held on 5 March 1979 in the
Frederic_Bennett
UK parliamentary by-election
election results 1885-1918 by Craig Who Was Who "Primrose League visit to Brownsea Island". The Primrose League. Who Was Who British parliamentary election
1904_East_Dorset_by-election
Australian rules footballer
Leslie John Primrose (14 May 1890 – 4 June 1918) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League. He served
Les_Primrose
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