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:

Tory may also refer to:

Given name

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Male

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Surname

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  • 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

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

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