Rufus of England

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1. "Larry the cat joins David Cameron in Downing Street". BBC.com. 15 February 2011. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2019. During the 1920s, Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald's cat - a renowned rat-catcher - had the rather regal title of Rufus of England, but was nicknamed "Treasury Bill".
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3. "The history of Downing Street pets". PetAir UK. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024. In 1924, Prime Minister Ramsay McDonald had a ginger cat named Rufus of England who sometimes went by the nickname Treasury Bill.
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6. "The Cat that Looked at a Chancellor". National Library of Australia . Sunday Mail (Adelaide). 5 July 1930. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2019.

Rufus of England Treasury Bill
1st Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office

v t e Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office
Treasury Bill (1924–1924; 1929–1930) Peter (1929–1946) Munich Mouser (1937–1943) Nelson (1940s) Peter II (1946–1947) Peter III (1947–1964) Peta (1964–1976) Wilberforce (1973–1987) Humphrey (1988–1997) Sybil (2007–2009) Larry (2011–present) Freya (2012–2014)