Oriental Club

The Oriental Club in London is a traditional private members' club established in 1824 that now admits both gentlemen and ladies to membership. It is conveniently located near Oxford Street, and Bond Street, London W1. The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany reported in its April, 1824, issue - The founders included the Duke of Wellington and General Sir John Malcolm, and in 1824 all the Presidencies and Provinces of British India were still controlled by the Honourable East India Company. The early years of the club, from 1824 to 1858, are detailed in a book by Stephen Wheeler published in 1925, which contains a paragraph on each member of the club up to 1858. James Grant said of the club in The Great Metropolis (1837) - On 29...