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A league of both sexes among the Conservatives, founded in 1883. So called because primrose was (erroneously, it is said) taken to be the favorite flower of the Conservative statesman Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfi…
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- A league of both sexes among the Conservatives, founded in 1883. So called because primrose was (erroneously, it is said) taken to be the favorite flower of the Conservative statesman Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield.
- A league of both sexes among the Conservatives, founded in1883. So called because primrose was (erroneously, it is said) takento be the favorite flower of the Conservative statesman BenjaminDisraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield.