Founded in 1883 by Sir Winston Churchill's father, Lord Randolph Churchill, and other leading Conservatives; Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, Sir Alfred Slade and Sir John Gorst. The League was intended to boost support for the Conservative Party across all classes and increase the likelihood of Conservative candidates winning elections. The League was very successful in attracting members. Also promoting National Patriotism and the unity of the British Empire. The motto of the League became "Imperium et Libertas", meaning Empire and Liberty, this taken from the famous speech delivered by Benjamin Disraeli the Earl of Beaconsfield in 1879.