Peter II (cat)

Peter II
Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office
In office
December 1946 – 27 June 1947
Monarch George VI
Prime Minister Clement Attlee
Preceded by Peter
Succeeded by Peter III
Personal details
Residence Home Office
Occupation Mouser
Gender Male

Peter II was a black cat who was employed as Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office in 1946 and 1947, during the government of Clement Attlee.[1] Peter II assumed the role on an unofficial basis from his predecessor, Peter.[2] The young kitten served a truncated term as mouser; some six months after his appointment,[3] he was struck by a car in Whitehall, and died.[4]

He was succeeded by Peter III, in August 1947.

References

  1. ↑ Day, Christopher (2016). Larry, the Chief Mouser and other official cats. Stroud: The History Press. ISBN 9781841657615. OCLC 983197736.
  2. ↑ The National Archives (United Kingdom) (2017-03-29). Bureau-cats: A short history of Whitehall’s official felines.
  3. ↑ Fenton, Ben (2005-01-04). "Cats that left a mark in the corridors of power". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  4. ↑ Bell, Bethan (2018-02-03). "Whiskers in the workplace: More cats with careers". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
Preceded by
Nelson		 Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office
1946–1947		 Succeeded by
Peter III


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