Martin Attlee, 2nd Earl Attlee

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Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byThe 1st Earl Attlee
Succeeded byThe 3rd Earl Attlee
Personal details
Born(1927-08-10)10 August 1927
'Continuing' SDP
(1988–90)
Spouses
  • Anne Henderson
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1955; div. 1988)​
  • Margaret Gouriet
    ​
    (m. 1988)​
Children2
Parents
Alma materUniversity College, Southampton

Martin Richard Attlee, 2nd Earl Attlee (10 August 1927 – 27 July 1991) was a British politician and a founding member of the Social Democratic Party.[1] He was the only son of former British Prime Minister Clement Attlee.

Early life

Attlee suffered badly from dyslexia, and was a poor student as a child. His father chose to tackle this issue by having his son educated at

Southern Region
, working for a long time in its public relations department; it was this experience that prompted him to write his book Bluff Your Way in PR (1971).

Parliamentary career

Attlee inherited the earldom,

'continuing' SDP led by David Owen, standing for that party in the Hampshire Central European Parliament by-election in December 1988, where he received 5,952 votes (7.7%). At the time, he commented that "Some people say that my father must be turning in his grave. But if so, it would only be because of the sight of the present so-called Labour Party."[6]

Personal life

Attlee married Anne Henderson on 16 February 1955.[4] They had a son and a daughter before divorcing in 1988.[1] Attlee married Margaret Gouriet the same year.[7]

Death

Attlee died at Southampton General Hospital on 27 July 1991 at the age of 63 following a stroke.[1] His peerage was inherited by his son John, who takes the Conservative whip.

Arms

Coat of arms of Martin Attlee, 2nd Earl Attlee
Coronet
A Coronet of an Earl
Crest
On a Mount Vert two Lions addorsed Or
Escutcheon
Argent 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)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Earl Attlee, 63, Dies; Founded British Party". The New York Times. Associated Press. 28 July 1991. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. ^ Francis Beckett, Clem Attlee: Labour's Great Reformer (London: Haus Publishing, 2015), p. 126.
  3. ^ "Our History". Millfield School. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b Martin Richard Attlee, 2nd Earl Attlee at thepeerage.com.
  5. Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2018 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership
    required.)
  6. ^ 'Earl Attlee obituary', Times, 29 July 1991, p. 16.
  7. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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