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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|Gentlemen&amp;#039;s club in London}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Infobox organization&lt;br /&gt;
| name       = East India Club&lt;br /&gt;
| logo_size  = 150px&lt;br /&gt;
| image      = File:The East India Club, 16 St James&amp;#039;s Square - geograph.org.uk - 846256.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
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| formation  = {{Start date|1849}} (176 years ago)&lt;br /&gt;
| logo       = File:East India Club Coat of Arms.png&lt;br /&gt;
| website    = [https://www.eastindiaclub.co.uk/ www.eastindiaclub.co.uk]&lt;br /&gt;
| location   = 16 [[St James&amp;#039;s Square]], [[London]], SW1Y 4LH&lt;br /&gt;
| type       = [[Gentlemen&amp;#039;s club]]&lt;br /&gt;
| purpose    = A private gentlemen&amp;#039;s social and sporting club&lt;br /&gt;
| membership = Historically [[Military officer]]s  of the [[East India Company]]&lt;br /&gt;
| language   = English&lt;br /&gt;
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The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;East India Club&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (originally &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;East India United Service Club&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) is a [[gentlemen&amp;#039;s club]] founded in 1849 and situated at 16, [[St James&amp;#039;s Square]] in [[London]]. The full title of the club is &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;East India, [[Devonshire Club|Devonshire]], Sports and [[Public Schools Club|Public Schools&amp;#039; Club]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; due to mergers with other clubs. The club was originally founded for officers of the [[East India Company]], and its first Patron was [[Albert, Prince Consort|Prince Albert]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
Founded in the middle of the 19th century, the club&amp;#039;s original members, as set out in the Rule Book of 1851, were: &lt;br /&gt;
{{cquote|The [[East India Company]]&amp;#039;s servants – Clerical, Civil, Military, Naval and Medical of all the Presidencies, including those retired [and] all commissioned officers of Her Majesty&amp;#039;s Army and Navy who have served in India, members of the Bar and Legal Profession who may have been or are Company&amp;#039;s Advocates and Solicitors ...}}&lt;br /&gt;
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But within the first eight years of the club&amp;#039;s foundation, following the [[Indian Mutiny of 1857]], the [[Government of India Act 1858]] led to the [[British Crown]] assuming direct control of India in the form of the new [[British Raj]]. The company was dissolved altogether in 1874, having been rendered by then vestigial, powerless, and obsolete. As a result, the club could no longer look to the East India Company as its main source of members.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:96-100 Piccadilly - geograph.org.uk - 7822216.jpg|thumb|The [[Public Schools Club]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
Since then, the club has amalgamated with the Sports Club (1938), the [[Public Schools Club]] (1972) and the [[Devonshire Club|Devonshire]] (1976), all of which ran into the twin problems of keeping up membership numbers and making ends meet, especially with the escalating costs of maintenance for historic buildings. With the disappearance of the East India Company, the [[Public school (United Kingdom)|public school]] influence has become an important one. The club is still primarily referred to as the East India Club or EIC for convenience.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:East India United Service Club.jpg|thumb|180px|right|East India Service Club servant&amp;#039;s uniform button, c. 1850]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Crockford&amp;#039;s - later the Devonshire Club.JPG|thumb|The building of the former [[Devonshire Club]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
The club&amp;#039;s facilities include a dining room and a luncheon room in addition to the American Bar (named in gratitude to the American officers who stayed at the club during the Second World War and provided funds to refurbish the bar after the war), the Canadian Room (named in gratitude to the Canadian officers who stayed at the club during the Second World War and afterwards provided the timber for the room when it was still in short supply), the Drawing Room, the Smoking Room (in which smoking is not permitted), a cigar lounge (in which it is, providing the cigars smoked are purchased in the Club), the library (which includes antiquarian and contemporary books), the Clive Room (named in honour of famed East India Company General [[Robert Clive]]), the Card Room, the Rugby Room (where the [[International Rugby Board]] met until its move to Dublin) which is now fitted for study or work, and a gymnasium and sauna, a billiard room and 67 bedrooms (including the St James&amp;#039;s Suite). The East India Club is a popular venue for private events hosted by members.&lt;br /&gt;
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The club has reciprocal arrangements with more than 100 clubs throughout the world. Members can use the facilities of overseas reciprocal clubs with a card or letter of introduction issued by the East India Club.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.eastindiaclub.com/reciprocal.cfm Reciprocal Clubs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821102401/http://www.eastindiaclub.com/reciprocal.cfm |date=2008-08-21 }} at East India Club web site (accessed 23 August 2008)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2014, the club made headlines after one of its staff successfully stole over £500,000 during a five-year period before the loss was noticed,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Standard1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Razaq|first=Rashid|title=Worker &amp;#039;stole £500,000 from East India Club&amp;#039;|work=Evening Standard|date=February 24, 2014|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/worker-stole-ps500-000-from-east-india-club-9149203.html}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Telegraph1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Perry|first=Keith|title=Treasurer of historic private member&amp;#039;s club stole more than £500,000|work=Daily Telegraph|date=August 26, 2014|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11056657/Treasurer-of-historic-private-members-club-stole-more-than-500000.html}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; later pleading guilty to the fraud.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;BarkingPost1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Silverman|first=Anna|title=Dagenham fraudster gets three years after private members club theft|work=Barking &amp;amp; Dagenham Post|date=September 24, 2014|url=https://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/dagenham-fraudster-gets-three-years-after-private-members-club-theft-3308470}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Having failed to recover the money, which was spent on a gambling habit, the Club later threatened to sue its own bank for not adequately warning them of the fraud that took place over five years.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Times1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Hurley|first=James|title=East India Club to sue RBS over fraud &amp;#039;failure&amp;#039;|work=[[The Times]]|date=March 19, 2018|url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/economics/article/east-india-club-to-sue-rbs-over-fraud-failure-v5n53rt8t}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2017, Conservative MP [[Anne Marie Morris]] (not a member of the Club) had the whip suspended after being recorded speaking to a meeting of Tory MPs at the East India Club using the idiom &amp;quot;[[nigger in the woodpile]]&amp;quot;, without any response from the other MPs present.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=Bennett|first=Owen|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/tory-mp-racist-brexit-recording_uk_59638608e4b02e9bdb0e2c77 |title=Tory MP Anne Marie Morris Recorded Saying Brexit No Deal Is A &amp;#039;N***** In A Woodpile&amp;#039;|work=HuffPost|date=10 July 2017|access-date=10 July 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/theresa-may/news/87413/tories-urged-sack-mp-who-said-no|title=Tories urged to sack MP who said no-deal Brexit was &amp;#039;nigger in the woodpile&amp;#039;|last=PoliticsHome.com|date=10 July 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;BBC100717&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40555639|title=MP Anne Marie Morris suspended for racist remark|work=[[BBC News]]|date=10 July 2017|access-date=10 July 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Despite the number of members involved in politics, the club holds no political affiliations.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Club house==&lt;br /&gt;
The club premises are situated at 16 [[St James&amp;#039;s Square]], London SW1, on the west side of the square.&lt;br /&gt;
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The first occupant of the original house to stand on the site was [[Baron Jermyn|Thomas Jermyn, 2nd Baron Jermyn]] (?1670–1676).&amp;lt;ref name=forrest11&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|p=11}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He passed the house on to [[Viscount Purbeck|Robert Villiers, 3rd Viscount Purbeck]], who occupied the house for two years (1676–78).&amp;lt;ref name=forrest11/&amp;gt; After Viscount Purbeck, a Swedish Ambassador occupied the house, followed by two successive [[Earl of Suffolk|Earls of Suffolk]] and the [[Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney|Earl of Romney]].&amp;lt;ref name=forrest11/&amp;gt; The house was then taken over by [[Sir John Germain, 1st Baronet]], the lover and, later, husband of [[Mary Howard, Duchess of Norfolk (d. 1705)|Mary Howard, Duchess of Norfolk]].&amp;lt;ref name=forrest11/&amp;gt; When Sir John died in 1719, he left the house to his second wife, Lady Elizabeth Berkeley, second daughter of the [[Earl of Berkeley|2nd Earl of Berkeley]].&amp;lt;ref name=forrest11/&amp;gt; She was to occupy the house for 50 years. When Lady Elizabeth died, the house went to [[George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville]].&amp;lt;ref name=forrest12&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|p=12}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It then became the home of [[Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere|Admiral Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere]]&amp;lt;ref name=forrest12/&amp;gt; and then of his son, [[Aubrey Beauclerk, 5th Duke of St Albans]].&amp;lt;ref name=forrest12/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1785, [[George Anson (1731-1789)|George Anson]] bought No. 16.&amp;lt;ref name=forrest12/&amp;gt; When he died in 1789, the house was passed on to his son, [[Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson]].&amp;lt;ref name=forrest12/&amp;gt; In 1804, Viscount Anson sold the house to Edmund Boehm, a successful merchant.&amp;lt;ref name=forrest13&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|p=13}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Mr and Mrs Boehm were very active socially and hosted many dinner parties. &lt;br /&gt;
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On 21 June 1815, the Prince Regent (later [[George IV of the United Kingdom|George IV]]) was the principal guest at a dinner party held at 16 St James&amp;#039;s Square.  When he heard the news of the victory at [[Battle of Waterloo|Waterloo]], Major Henry Percy, aide-de-camp to the [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Duke of Wellington]], presented the [[George IV of the United Kingdom|Prince Regent]] with four captured French eagles and [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Wellington&amp;#039;s]] victory dispatch.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|pp=13–14}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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When Edmund Boehm was declared bankrupt, Robert Vyner became the owner of No. 16.&amp;lt;ref name=forrest15&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|p=15}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 1825, Vyner sold the house to the [[Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde|Marquess of Clanricarde]].&amp;lt;ref name=forrest15/&amp;gt; During Lord Clanricarde&amp;#039;s tenancy, he let the house for a time to the [[Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley|Marquess Wellesley]].&amp;lt;ref name=forrest12/&amp;gt; In 1849, the East India Club Committee signed a lease with Lord Clanricarde.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|p=7}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The club bought the house from Lord Clanricarde in 1863.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|p=35}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1866, the club demolished the old building, to build the present clubhouse on the same site.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Sports sections==&lt;br /&gt;
In addition to the facilities at the St James&amp;#039;s Square clubhouse, the club has several sports sections. There are active Chess, Cricket, Rowing, Rugby, Billiards, Shooting and Polo teams. The club also has a sports blazer, which may be worn by club members.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Cricket ===&lt;br /&gt;
There is a mix of Sunday friendly cricket and T20 evening matches, and they end the season with a tour in another country.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Polo ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Polo Section is a community within the club, with a calendar of events, particularly during the British grass season (April to September). In addition to their active playing schedule, they organise spectating trips both within the UK and abroad, as well as a variety of social events.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Rowing===&lt;br /&gt;
The Rowing Section boats out of [[Quintin Boat Club]] in Chiswick and competes at events throughout the year. It has twice competed in the [[Ladies&amp;#039; Challenge Plate]] as a composite crew and once qualified for the [[Thames Challenge Cup]] at Henley Royal Regatta. In 2022, the Section won the Small Club Pennant at the [[Head of the River Race]]. The Rowing Section has a different blazer from the main club for those who have competed at senior events or have been awarded a blazer for services to club rowing.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Rugby===&lt;br /&gt;
As well as playing annual fixtures against old boys’ associations and representative sides, a range of the club’s social activities also revolve around the sport, for example the screening of major international fixtures.&lt;br /&gt;
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Notably a series of Rugby Lunches are hosted for members and their guests at the club, typically the day prior to an England fixture.&lt;br /&gt;
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Through its membership, the club has strong and long-standing links to global rugby administration; this is reflected in various memorabilia and photography around the clubhouse.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Shooting===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:East India Club Shooting Section Tie.jpg|thumb|East India Club Shooting Section tie]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Shooting Section exists to provide all members, regardless of experience, the opportunity to shoot with other club members. With more than 300 members, it is currently the largest section of the club.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Yachting===&lt;br /&gt;
The club&amp;#039;s yacht squadron takes part in a variety of sailing events and has also initiated an inter-club regatta in honour of Colonel Newman VC – a day of sailing races from [[Seaview, Isle of Wight]], in [[Sea View Yacht Club#The Mermaids|mermaid class]] boats.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Patrons of the Club==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Albert, Prince Consort|Prince Albert]], Chief Patron, consort of [[Queen Victoria]]&amp;lt;ref name=forrest60&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|p=60}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie]], Patron&amp;lt;ref name=forrest60/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough]], Patron&amp;lt;ref name=forrest60/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Charles James Napier|General Sir Charles Napier]], Patron&amp;lt;ref name=forrest60/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notable members==&lt;br /&gt;
This is an incomplete list of the notable people who have historically been affiliated with the club or its constituent clubs:&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg|Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein]], first honorary member&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{harvp|Jacoby|2009}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Patrick Adam|William Adam]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] (1823–1881)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest70&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|p=70}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Archibald Acheson, 4th Earl of Gosford]] (1841–1922)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest85/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn]] (1850–1942)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest57&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|p=57}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sir John Dugdale Astley, 3rd Baronet]] (1828–1894)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|p=83}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robert Brown Black|Sir Robert Black]] (1906–1999)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James Blyth, 1st Baron Blyth]] (1841–1925)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|p=135}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Frederick (&amp;quot;Freddie&amp;quot;) Richard Brown]] [[Order of British Empire|MBE]] (1910–1991)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest143&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|p=143}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork]] (1829–1904)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest70/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dallas Brooks|General Sir Reginald Alexander Dallas Brooks]] (1896–1966)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|pp=139–140}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Roden Cutler|Sir Roden Cutler]] [[Victoria Cross|VC]] [[Order of Australia|AK]] [[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]] [[Royal Victorian Order|KCVO]] [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (1916–2002)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{harvp|Jacoby|2009|pp=146–148}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Lieutenant-Colonel [[Augustus Charles Newman]] [[Victoria Cross|VC]], [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], [[Territorial Decoration|TD]], [[Deputy Lieutenant|DL]] (1904–1972)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{harvp|Jacoby|2009|p=148}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|p=150}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Godfrey Bloom]] [[Member of European Parliament|MEP]] (born 1949).&amp;lt;ref name=ID&amp;gt;[[Iain Dale|Dale, Iain]], &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[https://iaindale.blogspot.com/2006_08_01_archive.html Independent on Sunday Diary Column ]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, online at blogspot.com (accessed 23 August 2008)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James Edward William Theobald Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde|James Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde]] (1844–1919)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest85&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|p=85}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Campbell-Bannerman]] MEP (born 1960).&amp;lt;ref name=ID/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lord Randolph Churchill]] (1849–1895)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{harvp|Jacoby|2009|p=131}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire]] (1833–1908)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|pp=69–70}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire]] [[Order of Garter|KG]] (1895–1950)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|loc=Pl. 10d}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Joseph Chamberlain]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] (1836–1914)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest74&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|p=74}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Austen Chamberlain]] [[Order of Garter|KG]] (1863–1937)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest80&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|p=80}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sebastian Coe]], Baron Coe of Ranmore (born 1956)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge]] (1932–2000)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest143/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Edwardes, 4th Baron Kensington]] (1835–1896)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest70/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nigel Farage]], Leader of [[Reform UK]] and former Leader of [[UK Independence Party|UKIP]] (born 1964)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.brugesgroup.com/about/columnists.live Commentators] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908102852/http://brugesgroup.com/about/columnists.live |date=2008-09-08 }} at Bruges Group web site (accessed 23 August 2008)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Henry Bartle Frere]], 1st Baronet (1815–1884)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest58/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Prince George, Duke of Cambridge]] (1819–1904)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest57/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Douglas Beresford Malise Ronald Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose|Douglas Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose]] [[Order of the Thistle|KT]] (1852–1925)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest85/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]] [[James Augustus Grant|James August Grant]] [[Order of the Bath|CB]] [[Order of the Star of India|CSI]] [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] [[Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society|FRGS]] (1827-1892){{sfnp|Forrest|1982|p=}}{{pn|date=January 2026}}&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robert Halfon]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.roberthalfon.com/expenses.htm |title=Robert Halfon - working hard for Harlow, Hastingwood, Nazeing, Roydon &amp;amp; Sheering |access-date=2011-02-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715191715/http://www.roberthalfon.com/expenses.htm |archive-date=2011-07-15 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke]] (1860–1938)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest85/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bret Harte]] (1836–1902)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest79&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|p=79}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[George Holding]] (born 1968)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.]] (1841–1935)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;forrest80&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Len Hutton|Sir Leonard Hutton]] (1916–1990)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest143/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry James, 1st Baron James of Hereford]] (1828–1911)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest70/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, 2nd Baronet]] (1811–1877)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest57/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Anthony R. M. Little|Anthony Little]] (born 1954)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale]] [[Order of Garter|KG]] (1857–1944)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest85/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Peter May (cricketer)|Peter May]] [[Order of British Empire|CBE]] (1929–1994)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest143/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Admiral of the Fleet]] [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma]] (1900–1979)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|p=152}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Field Marshal]] [[Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala]] (1810–1890)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest58&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|p=58}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tasker Watkins|Sir Tasker Watkins]] [[Victoria Cross|VC]] [[Order of the British Empire|GBE]] [[Queen&amp;#039;s Counsel|QC]] (1918–2007)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Whitelaw Reid]] (1837–1912)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest79/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts|Field Marshal Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts]] [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (1832–1914)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest57/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Oliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill]] (1869–1935)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest85/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Maharaja Sir [[Duleep Singh]] [[Order of the Star of India|GCSI]] (1838–1893)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest57/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort]] (1900–1984)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|p=154}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Hanning Speke]] (1827-1862){{sfnp|Forrest|1982|p=}}{{pn|date=January 2026}}&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava]] (1826–1902)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest57/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Denis Thatcher|Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet]] [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]], [[Territorial Decoration|TD]] (1915–2003)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Will Bennett, &amp;quot;Estate&amp;#039;s tenants are proud of their roots&amp;quot;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Independent&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, November 27, 1990, p. 4&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Andrew Vicari]] (1938–2016)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.theguardian.com/education/2001/nov/16/arts.highereducation &amp;#039;I am the king of painters] at The Guardian web site (accessed 23 August 2008)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tony Lewis]] [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (born 1938)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Micky Steele-Bodger|Michael &amp;quot;Micky&amp;quot; Steele-Bodger]] [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (1925–2019)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington]] [[Venerable Order of Saint John|KStJ]] [[Queen&amp;#039;s Police Medal|QPM]] [[Deputy Lieutenant|DL]] [[Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures &amp;amp; Commerce|FRSA]] (born 1942)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Geoffrey Dear, Baron Dear]], [[Queen&amp;#039;s Police Medal|QPM]], [[Deputy Lieutenant|DL]] (born 1937)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Peter Yarranton|Sir Peter Yarranton]] (1924–2003)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{harvp|Jacoby|2009|p=117}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Plum Warner|Sir Pelham Francis Warner]] (1873–1963)&amp;lt;ref name=forrest143/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===In fiction===&lt;br /&gt;
[[J. K. Stanford]], creator of [[George Hysteron-Proteron]], wrote in 1964 that &amp;quot;George ... owed his origin to a face in the East India Club ... On one occasion at breakfast he sent for the waiter and said, in my hearing, &amp;#039;Didn&amp;#039;t I order mutton cutlets &amp;#039;&amp;#039;with blood&amp;#039;&amp;#039;? There&amp;#039;s no blood in these! Take them away!&amp;#039; &amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stanford, J. K., &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Authors Note&amp;#039;&amp;#039; prefacing &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Twelfth and After&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (London, 1964), pp. 7–8.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Trivia==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[George IV of the United Kingdom|George IV]] (as Prince Regent) was presented with the Waterloo Victory Despatch in the building which stood on the site. He then announced the news from the balcony of that building, at the end roughly occupied by the present-day Ladies&amp;#039; Drawing Room.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.eastindiaclub.com/smoking_ladies_room.cfm The Smoking Room and Ladies Drawing Room] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907020133/http://www.eastindiaclub.com/smoking_ladies_room.cfm |date=2008-09-07 }} at East India Club web site (accessed 23 August 2008)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|p=14}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Caroline of Brunswick|Queen Caroline]] rented and stayed at No. 17, [[St James&amp;#039;s Square]] (part of the club&amp;#039;s present site) during her &amp;quot;[[Pains and Penalties Bill 1820|Pains and Penalties]]&amp;quot; trial.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{harvp|Forrest|1982|pp=15–16}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;[[File:The Waterloo Way plaque.jpg|thumb|The [[Battle of Waterloo]] victory dispatch plaque outside the club, unveiled by [[Anne, Princess Royal|Princess Anne]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[List of London&amp;#039;s gentlemen&amp;#039;s clubs]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Bibliography===&lt;br /&gt;
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*{{cite book |last=Forrest |first=Denys Mostyn |year=1982 |title=Foursome in St. James&amp;#039;s: The Story of the East India, Devonshire, Sports, and Public Schools Club |location=Brighton |publisher=Dolphin }}&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite book |last=Jacoby |first=Charlie |year=2009 |title=The East India Club: A History |publisher=East India Club |location=London }}&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite book&lt;br /&gt;
  | last = Thévoz&lt;br /&gt;
  | first = Seth Alexander&lt;br /&gt;
  | title = London Clubland: A Companion for the Curious&lt;br /&gt;
  | publisher = Robinson/Little, Brown&lt;br /&gt;
  | location = London&lt;br /&gt;
  | year = 2025&lt;br /&gt;
  | isbn =978-1472149985 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{refend}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120111074553/http://www.eastindiaclub.com/ Official website]&lt;br /&gt;
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