Tory (disambiguation)

A Tory is a person who holds a political philosophy (Toryism) based on traditionalism and conservatism, originally from the Cavalier faction in the English Civil War.

It commonly refers to:

• Conservative Party (UK), a British political party
• Conservative Party of Canada, a Canadian political party
  • Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942)
  • Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (1942–2003)
• Loyalist faction in the American Revolution
• Tories (British political party), a British political faction of the 17th to 19th centuries
• Tory Party (disambiguation), other political parties by that name

It may also refer to:

Given name

Female

• Tory Marie Arnberger, American politician
• Tory Burch (born 1966), American fashion designer
• Tory Christman (born 1947), American critic
• Tory Dent (1958–2005), American poet
• Tory Fretz (born 1942), American tennis player
• Tory Gavito, American attorney
• Tory Lane (born 1982), American fetish model
• Tory Mussett (born 1978), Australian actress
• Tory Shepherd, Australian writer
• Tory Tunnell, American producer
• Tory Whanau (born 1983), New Zealand politician

Male

• Tory Baucum (born 1960), American Anglican priest
• Tory Belleci (born 1970), American TV personality
• Tory Bruno (born 1961), CEO of the United Launch Alliance
• Tory Carter (born 1999), American football player
• Tory Cassis, Canadian singer
• Tory Collins (born 1982), American football player
• Tory Dickson (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
• Tory Dobrin, American artistic director
• Tory Epps (1967–2005), American football player
• Tory Harrison (born 1987), American footballer
• Tory Humphrey (born 1983), American football tight end
• Tory James (born 1973), American football player
• Tory Kittles (born 1975), American actor
• Tory Lanez (born 1992), Canadian rapper
• Tory Nixon (born 1962), American football player
• Tory Nyhaug (born 1992), Olympic athlete
• Tory Pragassa (born 1996), Kenyan swimmer
• Tory Rocca (born 1973), American lawyer
• Tory Rushton (born 1979), Canadian politician
• Tory Verdi, American basketball coach
• Tory Woodbury (born 1978), American football player

Surname

• Geoffroy Tory (c.1480–1533), French humanist and engraver
• Henry Marshall Tory (1864–1967), Canadian university administrator
• James Cranswick Tory (1862–1944), Canadian lawyer and politician
• John A. Tory (1930–2011), Canadian lawyer and father of John H. Tory
• John Tory (born 1954), former Leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party and Mayor of Toronto
• John S. D. Tory (1903–1965), Canadian lawyer and father of John A. Tory

Fictional characters

• Tory Boy, British TV show character
• Tory Redding, the female protagonist of the 1993 film Leprechaun, played by Jennifer Aniston

Other uses

• Tory, from Tóraidhe, Irish Catholic soldiers in the mid-1600s who fought for the Confederation of Kilkenny
• Tory Creek (disambiguation)
• Tory Island, an island off the north-west coast of Ireland
• Tory, a ship of the New Zealand Company in 1839–1840
• Tory (HBC vessel), chartered by the Hudson's Bay Company from 1851–1852, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels
• Torys, a Canadian law firm and a member of the Bay Street Seven Sisters
• Tory, the code name of a nuclear reactor developed for Project Pluto

See also

• Tori (name)
• Torey, given name and surname
• Torry (disambiguation)
• Torny Pedersen