Peter II (October 1946 – 27 June 1947) was a black cat who was employed as

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in 1946 and 1947, during the government of

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. Peter II assumed the role on an unofficial basis from his predecessor,

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. The young kitten served a truncated term as mouser; some six months after his appointment, he was struck by a car driven by R. B. Bisgood in

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at 3:15 AM, and died shortly after. He was succeeded by Peter III, in August 1947.

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