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Clement Attlee received numerous honours in recognition of his career in politics. These included:
Hereditary Peerage
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.
Coat of arms
As a peer of the realm, Attlee was entitled to use a personal coat of arms.
Coat of arms of List of honours of Clement Attlee
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- Coronet
- A Coronet of an Earl
- Crest
- On a Mount Vert two Lions addorsed Or
- Escutcheon
- Azure, on a Chevron Or between three Hearts of the Last winged Argent as many Lions rampant Sable
- Supporters
- On either side a Welsh Terrier sejant Proper
- Motto
- Labor vincit omnia (Labour conquers all)[1]
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Commonwealth honours
- Commonwealth Realms
- Decorations and medals
Foreign honours
Other distinctions
Scholastic
- University Degrees
- Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector and fellowships
- Honorary Degrees
Memberships and fellowships
Freedom of the City
- 18 October 1947: Birmingham.
- 18 December 1951: Leeds. [2] [9]
- 20 November 1953: London. [10]
- 1953: Manchester. [2]
- 16 January 1956: Oxford. [11]
- 5 June 1956: Aberdeen. [2]
- Unknown: Bristol. [2]
Places named after Attlee
- Attlee Way, Leicester (52.5974212, -1.1350528)
Limerick
Attlee referred to his many honours in a limerick he composed about his career:[13]
References
- ^ Cracroft's Peerage. "Attlee, Earl (UK, 1955)". Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsbm.1968.0002
- ^ a b "Bio" (PDF). www.innertemplelibrary.org.uk. 2017.
- ^ Pathé, British. "Notable British Leaders Receive Honourary Cambridge Degrees". www.britishpathe.com.
- ^ Pathé, British. "Oxford University Awards Honourary Degrees". www.britishpathe.com.
- ^ Pathé, British. "Wales Honours Princess And Duke". www.britishpathe.com.
- ^ https://www.flickr.com/photos/uofglibrary/14801421459/
- ^ "Honours list" (PDF). www.nottingham.ac.uk. 2018.
- ^ https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/clement-attlee-being-presented-with-the-freedom-of-the-city-of-leeds-by-lt-col-fe-tetley-the-mayor-of-leeds-clement-attlee-1st-earl-attlee-died-101967-was-a-british-labour-politician-who-served-as-the-prime-minister-of-the-united-kingdom-from-1349158a
- ^ British Pathé (13 April 2014). "City Honours Mr. Attlee (1953)" – via YouTube.
- ^ Council, Oxford City. "Freedom of the City". www.oxford.gov.uk.
- ^ Carruthers, Allan. "Legacy Of Clement Attlee Honoured In Naming Of New A Level Academy".
- ^ Source: Kenneth Harris, Attlee (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1982)