Not Churchill. Sixty-five, old for a Churchill. - Clement Attlee

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Not Churchill. Sixty-five, old for a Churchill.

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About Clement Attlee

Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee KG OM CH FRS PC (3 January 1883 – 8 October 1967) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951. Coming from an upper middle class background, Attlee was converted to socialism through working in the East End of London and became MP for Limehouse in 1922 (later Walthamstow West from 1950–55). He served as Deputy Prime Minister in Winston Churchill's war cabinet during World War II. He was elected Labour Party leader in 1935 and won a landslide victory in the 1945 election; his government put in place the welfare state including the National Health Service. Attlee was known for his laconic turn of phrase.

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Birth Name: Clement Richard Attlee
Alternative Names: Clement Richard Lord Attlee Earl Attlee Lord Attlee Viscount Prestwood
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