The October Club was a group of Tory MPs, active around 1711 to 1714. The group took its name from the strong ale they reportedly drank.

After Robert Harley refused to set up an inquiry into the former administrations financial policies, on 5 February 1711 some Tories passed resolutions calling for inquires into suspected financial abuses. Initially 70 to 80 strong, the October Club attracted not just young and inexperienced backbenchers but older Tories such as Ralph Freeman, Sir John Pakington

Sir John Pakington, 4th Baronet

Sir John Pakington, 4th Baronet was a British politician. He represented Aylesbury and Worcestershire. He was known for his Tory and High Church views.He succeeded Sir John Pakington, 3rd Baronet in 1688...

, Sir Justinian Isham, Peter Shakerley, and Sir Thomas Hanmer

Thomas Hanmer

Thomas Hanmer may refer to:*Sir Thomas Hanmer, 2nd Baronet , Member of Parliament for Flint 1640 and Flintshire 1669–1678*Sir Thomas Hanmer, 4th Baronet , 4th baronet of Hanmer and Speaker of the House of Commons, MP for Flint 1701–1702, Flintshire 1702–1705, Thetford 1705–1708, Suffolk 1708–1727*...

. The group was "a major threat to the Harley administration".