Edward James Lennox
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Edward James Lennox was a prominent Canadian architect best known for designing many of Toronto’s landmark buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edward James Lennox canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Edward James Lennox Context triple: [Old City Hall (Toronto), architect, Edward James Lennox]
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Edward James
Edward James was a British poet and eccentric art patron best known for his close association with the Surrealist movement and support of artists like Salvador Dalí.
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Charles Scott
Charles Scott was an American Revolutionary War general and the fourth governor of Kentucky, remembered as a prominent early political and military leader in the state’s history.
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Edward FitzRoy
Edward FitzRoy was a British Conservative politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1928 until his death in 1943, overseeing Parliament through much of the interwar period and the early years of World War II.
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Robert Stuart, Duke of Kintyre
Robert Stuart, Duke of Kintyre, was a short-lived Scottish prince of the early 17th century, born into the House of Stuart as a younger son of King James VI and I.
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John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute was a wealthy 19th-century Scottish aristocrat and industrialist best known for transforming Cardiff through extensive architectural patronage and development, including major works on Cardiff Castle.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Edward James Lennox Target entity description: Edward James Lennox was a prominent Canadian architect best known for designing many of Toronto’s landmark buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Edward James
Edward James was a British poet and eccentric art patron best known for his close association with the Surrealist movement and support of artists like Salvador Dalí.
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B.
Charles Scott
Charles Scott was an American Revolutionary War general and the fourth governor of Kentucky, remembered as a prominent early political and military leader in the state’s history.
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C.
Edward FitzRoy
Edward FitzRoy was a British Conservative politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1928 until his death in 1943, overseeing Parliament through much of the interwar period and the early years of World War II.
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D.
Robert Stuart, Duke of Kintyre
Robert Stuart, Duke of Kintyre, was a short-lived Scottish prince of the early 17th century, born into the House of Stuart as a younger son of King James VI and I.
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E.
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute was a wealthy 19th-century Scottish aristocrat and industrialist best known for transforming Cardiff through extensive architectural patronage and development, including major works on Cardiff Castle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian architect
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architect ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Canada
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Ontario ⓘ Toronto ⓘ |
| basedIn | Toronto ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1854-09-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1933-04-15 ⓘ |
| designed |
Bank of Toronto Building, 205 Yonge Street
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Casa Loma ⓘ King Edward Hotel (Toronto) ⓘ
surface form:
King Edward Hotel, Toronto
Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries ⓘ
surface form:
Massey Mausoleum, Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Old City Hall (Toronto) ⓘ
surface form:
Old City Hall, Toronto
Toronto Athletic Club building ⓘ
surface form:
Toronto Athletic Club Building
Toronto Athletic Club building (later Toronto YMCA) ⓘ
surface form:
Toronto West End YMCA (original building)
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| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish Canadian ⓘ |
| familyName | Lennox ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | architecture ⓘ |
| genre |
Beaux-Arts architecture
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Richardsonian Romanesque ⓘ
surface form:
Richardsonian Romanesque architecture
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| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| hasWorkLocation | Toronto ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| middleName | James ⓘ |
| name | Edward James Lennox self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped shape the architectural character of downtown Toronto ⓘ |
| notableFor | designing many landmark buildings in Toronto in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bank of Toronto Building, 205 Yonge Street
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Casa Loma ⓘ King Edward Hotel (Toronto) ⓘ
surface form:
King Edward Hotel, Toronto
Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries ⓘ
surface form:
Massey Mausoleum, Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Old City Hall (Toronto) ⓘ
surface form:
Old City Hall, Toronto
St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Toronto (additions/restoration) ⓘ Toronto Athletic Club building ⓘ
surface form:
Toronto Athletic Club Building
Toronto Athletic Club building (later Toronto YMCA) ⓘ
surface form:
Toronto West End YMCA (original building)
King Edward Hotel (Toronto) ⓘ
surface form:
Toronto’s King Edward Hotel (original design)
Old City Hall (Toronto) ⓘ
surface form:
Toronto’s Old City Hall clock tower
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| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Canada
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Province of Canada ⓘ Toronto ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Toronto ⓘ |
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