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Clement Attlee received numerous honours in recognition of his career in politics. These included:
Attlee was elevated to the House of Lords on 16 December 1955, upon his standing down as leader of the Labour Party and from his seat in the House of Commons. He took the title Earl Attlee, with the subsidiary title of Viscount Prestwood, of Walthamstow in the County of Essex. He sat with the Labour Party benches.
As a peer of the realm, Attlee was entitled to use a personal coat of arms.
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Country | Date | Decoration | Post-nominal letters |
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1935 | Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council | PC |
Commonwealth realms | 8 June 1945 | Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour | CH |
Commonwealth realms | 5 November 1951 | Member of the Order of Merit | OM |
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1956 | Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter | KG |
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Unknown | Knight of Justice of the Order of St John | KStJ [2] |
Country | Date | Decoration | Post-nominal letters |
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1919 | 1914–15 Star | |
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26 July 1919 | British War Medal | |
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1 September 1919 | WWI Victory Medal |
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Country | Date | Organisation | Position |
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1961–1962 | Association of Municipal Corporations | President |
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Unknown | Worshipful Company of Innholders | Freeman and Liveryman [2] |
Location | Date | School | Degree |
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1904 | University College, Oxford | Second-class honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Modern History |
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March 1906 | Inner Temple | Called to the bar [3] |
Location | Date | School | Position |
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15 December 1948 | Queen Mary College | Honorary Fellow |
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Unknown | University College, Oxford | Honorary Fellow |
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Unknown | London School of Economics | Honorary Fellow [2] |
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Location | Date | School | Degree |
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1946 | University of Cambridge | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) [4] |
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1946 | University of Oxford | Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) [5] |
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1949 | University of Wales | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) [6] |
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21 June 1951 | University of Glasgow | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) [2] [7][ user-generated source?] |
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1953 | University of Nottingham | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) [8] |
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Unknown | University of Ceylon | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) [2] |
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Unknown | University of Madras | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) [2] |
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Unknown | University of Reading | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) [2] |
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Unknown | University of London | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) [2] |
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Unknown | University of Aberdeen | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) [2] |
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Unknown | University of Hull | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) [2] |
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Unknown | University of Bristol | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) [2] |
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Country | Date | Organisation | Position |
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1946 | Inner Temple | Honorary Bencher [3] |
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1947 | Royal Society | Fellow (FRS) |
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Unknown | Royal Institute of British Architects | Honorary Fellow (FRIBA) [2] |
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Attlee referred to his many honours in a limerick he composed about his career: [13]
There were few who thought him a starter,
Many who thought themselves smarter.
But he ended PM,
CH and OM,
an Earl and a Knight of the Garter.
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (January 2019) |
Clement Attlee received numerous honours in recognition of his career in politics. These included:
Attlee was elevated to the House of Lords on 16 December 1955, upon his standing down as leader of the Labour Party and from his seat in the House of Commons. He took the title Earl Attlee, with the subsidiary title of Viscount Prestwood, of Walthamstow in the County of Essex. He sat with the Labour Party benches.
As a peer of the realm, Attlee was entitled to use a personal coat of arms.
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|
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Country | Date | Decoration | Post-nominal letters |
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1935 | Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council | PC |
Commonwealth realms | 8 June 1945 | Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour | CH |
Commonwealth realms | 5 November 1951 | Member of the Order of Merit | OM |
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1956 | Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter | KG |
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Unknown | Knight of Justice of the Order of St John | KStJ [2] |
Country | Date | Decoration | Post-nominal letters |
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1919 | 1914–15 Star | |
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26 July 1919 | British War Medal | |
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1 September 1919 | WWI Victory Medal |
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Country | Date | Organisation | Position |
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1961–1962 | Association of Municipal Corporations | President |
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Unknown | Worshipful Company of Innholders | Freeman and Liveryman [2] |
Location | Date | School | Degree |
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1904 | University College, Oxford | Second-class honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Modern History |
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March 1906 | Inner Temple | Called to the bar [3] |
Location | Date | School | Position |
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15 December 1948 | Queen Mary College | Honorary Fellow |
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Unknown | University College, Oxford | Honorary Fellow |
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Unknown | London School of Economics | Honorary Fellow [2] |
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Location | Date | School | Degree |
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1946 | University of Cambridge | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) [4] |
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1946 | University of Oxford | Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) [5] |
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1949 | University of Wales | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) [6] |
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21 June 1951 | University of Glasgow | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) [2] [7][ user-generated source?] |
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1953 | University of Nottingham | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) [8] |
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Unknown | University of Ceylon | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) [2] |
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Unknown | University of Madras | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) [2] |
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Unknown | University of Reading | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) [2] |
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Unknown | University of London | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) [2] |
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Unknown | University of Aberdeen | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) [2] |
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Unknown | University of Hull | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) [2] |
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Unknown | University of Bristol | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) [2] |
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Country | Date | Organisation | Position |
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1946 | Inner Temple | Honorary Bencher [3] |
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1947 | Royal Society | Fellow (FRS) |
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Unknown | Royal Institute of British Architects | Honorary Fellow (FRIBA) [2] |
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Attlee referred to his many honours in a limerick he composed about his career: [13]
There were few who thought him a starter,
Many who thought themselves smarter.
But he ended PM,
CH and OM,
an Earl and a Knight of the Garter.