Herbert Henry Asquith
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Herbert Henry Asquith was a British Liberal statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916, leading the country into the First World War.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| H. H. Asquith | 70 |
| Herbert Henry Asquith canonical | 9 |
| Herbert Asquith | 7 |
| Asquith | 3 |
| Prime Minister H. H. Asquith | 1 |
| former British Prime Minister H. H. Asquith | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T38885 — 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.
Target entity: Herbert Henry Asquith Context triple: [Herbert, hasNotableBearer, Herbert Henry Asquith]
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell was a prominent 19th-century British Whig statesman who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and played a key role in advancing parliamentary reform.
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Lord Randolph Churchill
Lord Randolph Churchill was a prominent 19th-century British Conservative politician and statesman, known for his radical views within the party and as a leading figure of the Fourth Party.
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Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli was a 19th-century British statesman and novelist who twice served as Prime Minister and played a key role in shaping modern conservatism and the British Empire.
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Clement Attlee
Clement Attlee was the British Labour politician who served as Prime Minister from 1945 to 1951, leading the postwar government that established the modern welfare state and nationalized key industries.
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3rd Earl Russell
3rd Earl Russell is the British hereditary peerage title held by the philosopher, logician, and Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Herbert Henry Asquith Target entity description: Herbert Henry Asquith was a British Liberal statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916, leading the country into the First World War.
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A.
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell was a prominent 19th-century British Whig statesman who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and played a key role in advancing parliamentary reform.
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B.
Lord Randolph Churchill
Lord Randolph Churchill was a prominent 19th-century British Conservative politician and statesman, known for his radical views within the party and as a leading figure of the Fourth Party.
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C.
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli was a 19th-century British statesman and novelist who twice served as Prime Minister and played a key role in shaping modern conservatism and the British Empire.
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Clement Attlee
Clement Attlee was the British Labour politician who served as Prime Minister from 1945 to 1951, leading the postwar government that established the modern welfare state and nationalized key industries.
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E.
3rd Earl Russell
3rd Earl Russell is the British hereditary peerage title held by the philosopher, logician, and Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Chancellor of the Exchequer ⓘ Earl of Oxford and Asquith ⓘ Home Secretary ⓘ Liberal Party politician ⓘ Member of Parliament ⓘ Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ barrister ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Herbert Henry Asquith
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surface form:
H. H. Asquith
Herbert Henry Asquith ⓘ
surface form:
Herbert Asquith
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| burialPlace | All Saints’ Churchyard, Sutton Courtenay ⓘ |
| child |
Arthur Asquith
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Cyril Asquith ⓘ Elizabeth Asquith ⓘ Rupert Brooke ⓘ
surface form:
Herbert Asquith (poet)
Raymond Asquith ⓘ Violet Bonham Carter ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1852-09-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1928-02-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
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City of London School ⓘ |
| father | Joseph Dixon Asquith ⓘ |
| fullName | Herbert Henry Asquith self-link ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm |
Edward VII
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George V ⓘ |
| mother | Emily Willans ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
extension of old-age pensions and social welfare reforms
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introduction of the People’s Budget of 1909 ⓘ passage of the Parliament Act 1911 ⓘ |
| notableFor | leading the United Kingdom into the First World War in 1914 ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of the United Kingdom at the outbreak of the First World War ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1908
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Home Secretary 1895 ⓘ Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1916 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1905
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Home Secretary 1892 ⓘ Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1908 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Morley
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surface form:
Morley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
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| placeOfDeath | Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the Exchequer
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surface form:
Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom
Home Secretary of the United Kingdom ⓘ Leader of the Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ Leader of the Opposition (UK) ⓘ
surface form:
Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
Member of Parliament for East Fife ⓘ Member of Parliament for Paisley ⓘ Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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| precededBy | Henry Campbell-Bannerman as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| profession |
lawyer
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statesman ⓘ |
| spouse |
Helen Melland
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Margot Tennant ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
David Lloyd George
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surface form:
David Lloyd George as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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Referenced by (91)
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