Earl Attlee is a title in the

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. It was created on 16 December 1955 for

Clement Attlee Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee (3 January 18838 October 1967) was a British statesman who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955. At ...

, the former Labour

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. At the same time he was made Viscount Prestwood, of

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in the County of

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, which serves as the

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to the earldom and is also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. As of 2022, the titles are held by his grandson, the third Earl, who succeeded his father in 1991. He is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the

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after the passing of the

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. In contrast to his father and grandfather, the current Lord Attlee is a member of the Conservative Party.

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Donald Laurence Attlee, CB, LVO, DL (2 September 1922 – 28 April 2021), was a nephew of the 1st Earl Attlee.

Earls Attlee (1955)

* Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee (1883–1967) * Martin Richard Attlee, 2nd Earl Attlee (1927–1991) * John Richard Attlee, 3rd Earl Attlee (born 1956) There is no heir to the earldom.

References

Bibliography

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Attlee Earldoms in the Peerage of the United Kingdom 1955 establishments in the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1955 Clement Attlee Attlee Peerages created for UK MPs