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

Tory 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 Blaylock (born 2006), American football player
  • 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 Horton (born 2002), American football player
  • Tory Humphrey (born 1983), American football player
  • 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 Taylor (born 1997), Australian American football player
  • 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
  • Melanie Tory, Canadian computer scientist

Fictional characters

  • Tory Boy, British TV show character
  • Tory Nichols, Cobra Kai character

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
  • , 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