Violet Helen Attlee, Countess Attlee, née Violet Helen Millar (November 20, 1895 — June 7, 1964) was the wife of British prime minister Clement Attlee. November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC (3 January 1883 – 8 October 1967) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1945 to 1951. ...

Attlee was born in Hampstead as the tenth child and youngest daughter of Henry Edward Millar, a prosperous businessman. Her early education took place in Hampstead before she went to Saint Felix, a boarding school in Southwold. She worked as a VAD throughout World War I, meeting her future husband shortly afterward. In the summer of 1921, she went with her mother to Italy; joining them on the trip were her brother Cedric and a former Oxford friend, Clement Attlee. Within a few weeks of their return they became engaged and were married at Christ Church, Hampstead on January 10, 1922. Theirs would be a devoted marriage. Their four children were Janet Helen (b. 1923), Lady Felicity Ann (1925-2007), Martin Richard (1925-1991) and Lady Alison Elizabeth (b. 1930). Hampstead is a suburb of north London in the London Borough of Camden, located four miles (6. ... Statistics Population: 1,458 (2001 Census) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TM510763 Administration District: Waveney Shire county: Suffolk Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Suffolk Historic county: Suffolk Services Police force: Suffolk Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: {{{Ambulance}}} Post office and... This article is becoming very long. ... The University of Oxford (usually abbreviated as Oxon. ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Martin Richard Attlee, 2nd Earl Attlee (10 August 1927- 27 July 1991) was a British politician, son of former British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, the first Earl Attlee. ...

A kind, unassuming woman who was not, by her own admission, "a political wife", Attlee assisted in personal matters, for instance arranging annual Boxing Day parties at Chequers for the children of her husband's ministerial colleagues. She was constantly at Clement's side at party conferences, at innumerable gatherings overseas, and in the detailed chores of his political career. She acted as his regular driver during postwar elections. Boxing Day is a public holiday observed in many Commonwealth countries on 26 December. ... Chequers, or Chequers Court, is a large house to the south east of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England, that sits at the foot of the Chiltern Hills. ...

Attlee was a Conservative; her husband's Labour government nationalised the coal, electric, gas, iron, steel, rail and other industries, as well as creating the National Health Service. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ... Nationalization or nationalisation is the act of transferring assets into public ownership. ... , the information in this article describes the current English public health service. ...

In August 1950, she joined London's Civil Defence Corps. Since 1915 she had had considerable experience with the British Red Cross Society, having led a detachment for a number of years. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The British Red Cross Society is a prominent part of the largest independent humanitarian organisation in the world – the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. ...

Frequently in poor health, Attlee took ill suddenly and was admitted to Amersham Hospital on June 7, 1964. Seven hours later, she died of a cerebral hemorrhage. With her were her husband, son, second daughter, and the latter's husband. June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... A cerebral hemorrhage is a bleed into the substance of the cerebrum. ...

Shorthand titles

• Miss Violet Millar (20 November 1895–10 January 1922)
• Mrs Clement Attlee (10 January 1922–16 December 1955)
• Countess Attlee (16 December 1955–7 June 1964)

November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... -1... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... -1... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...

References

• "Death Of Lady Attlee", The Times, June 8, 1964; pg. 10
• "Countess Attlee, A Devoted Wife and Companion", The Times, June 9, 1964; pg. 15
• "Clement Attlee" in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography