Baron Reid of Cardowan
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Baron Reid of Cardowan is the life peerage title held by John Reid, a prominent British Labour politician and former cabinet minister.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baron Reid of Cardowan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13302207 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baron Reid of Cardowan Context triple: [John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan, honorificTitle, Baron Reid of Cardowan]
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A.
Baron Herries of Terregles
Baron Herries of Terregles is a historic Scottish peerage title long associated with the Maxwell family and the lordship of Terregles in Dumfriesshire.
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B.
Baron Reed of Allermuir
Baron Reed of Allermuir is the judicial life peerage held by Robert Reed, President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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C.
Baron Hamilton of Strabane
Baron Hamilton of Strabane is an Irish peerage title historically associated with the Hamilton family and now held as a subsidiary title by the Duke of Abercorn.
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D.
Baron Drummond of Megginch
Baron Drummond of Megginch is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom historically held by members of the Drummond family associated with Megginch Castle in Perthshire, Scotland.
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E.
Baron Lamont of Lerwick
Baron Lamont of Lerwick is the life peerage title held by Norman Lamont, a British Conservative politician and former Chancellor of the Exchequer.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baron Reid of Cardowan Target entity description: Baron Reid of Cardowan is the life peerage title held by John Reid, a prominent British Labour politician and former cabinet minister.
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A.
Baron Herries of Terregles
Baron Herries of Terregles is a historic Scottish peerage title long associated with the Maxwell family and the lordship of Terregles in Dumfriesshire.
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B.
Baron Reed of Allermuir
Baron Reed of Allermuir is the judicial life peerage held by Robert Reed, President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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C.
Baron Hamilton of Strabane
Baron Hamilton of Strabane is an Irish peerage title historically associated with the Hamilton family and now held as a subsidiary title by the Duke of Abercorn.
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D.
Baron Drummond of Megginch
Baron Drummond of Megginch is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom historically held by members of the Drummond family associated with Megginch Castle in Perthshire, Scotland.
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E.
Baron Lamont of Lerwick
Baron Lamont of Lerwick is the life peerage title held by Norman Lamont, a British Conservative politician and former Chancellor of the Exchequer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ life peer ⓘ life peerage ⓘ title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British government
ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
Cabinet of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
British Cabinet
|
| birthYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creationDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Stirling ⓘ |
| familyName | Reid ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
domestic policy of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
foreign policy of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hasHolder |
John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan
ⓘ
linked to:
John Reid
|
| holderOccupation | politician ⓘ |
| holderPosition | Member of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
British Cabinet
Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
| monarchAtCreation | Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Lords ⓘ |
| notableFor | service in multiple senior cabinet posts under Tony Blair ⓘ |
| occupation |
political strategist
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup |
Labour Party in the House of Commons
ⓘ
linked to:
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| peerageType | life barony ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bellshill, Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Bellshill
|
| politicalAffiliationOfHolder | Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of Celtic F.C.
ⓘ
Home Secretary of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
Home Secretary
Leader of the House of Commons ⓘ Minister for Transport (UK) ⓘ President of the Council ⓘ Secretary of State for Defence (United Kingdom) ⓘ
linked to:
Secretary of State for Defence
Secretary of State for Health (United Kingdom) ⓘ Secretary of State for Northern Ireland ⓘ Secretary of State for Scotland ⓘ |
| region | Scotland ⓘ |
| representedInParliament |
Airdrie and Shotts
ⓘ
Motherwell and Wishaw ⓘ |
| territorialDesignation | of Cardowan in Lanarkshire ⓘ |
| title | Baron Reid of Cardowan ⓘ |
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