Wilberforce | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Wilberforce_(chief_mouser).jpg) Wilberforce in Downing Street | |
| Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office | |
| In role 1973 – 3 April 1987 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Peta (c. 1976) |
| Succeeded by | Humphrey (1989) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1973 |
| Died | (aged 15) Essex, England |
| Occupation | Mouser |
Wilberforce (c. 1973 – 19 May 1988) was a cat living at 10 Downing Street who was employed as the chief mouser to the Cabinet Office from 1973 to 1987. He served during the premierships of four prime ministers: Edward Heath, Harold Wilson,[note 1] James Callaghan and Margaret Thatcher. In obituaries published shortly after his death he was described as the "best mouser in Britain".
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