The Beaconsfield Club was a

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gentlemen's club, now dissolved, which was established in 1880 and was disbanded circa 1887–8. For most of its existence, between 1880 and 1887, it occupied 66-68

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. The club was formally linked to the

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, with members having to pledge allegiance to join. It was named in honour of

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881) was a British statesman and Conservative politician who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a central role in the creation o ...

. It purchased its clubhouse from a Captain John Elliott, who had built it for the short-lived Junior Naval and Military Club, but went bankrupt as a direct result of constructing the building. However, the Beaconsfield Club was not as successful as had been hoped, and was forced to leave the premises by 1887, closing within a year. The building in turn was then passed on to the equally short-lived Unionist Club, before being demolished in 1930. Correspondence relating to the Beaconsfield Club is held by the University of Glasgow.

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