Clemency Canning
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Clemency Canning was the popular nickname of Lord Canning, the last Governor-General and first Viceroy of British India, known for his relatively moderate and conciliatory policies during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clemency Canning canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Clemency Canning Context triple: [Lord Canning, nickname, Clemency Canning]
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Alice Todd
Alice Todd was the wife of telegraph pioneer Sir Charles Todd and the namesake of the Australian town Alice Springs.
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Chamberlain
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Catherine Willows
Catherine Willows is a seasoned and intuitive crime-scene investigator and former showgirl who serves as a central forensic expert and leader in the TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
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Olive Chancellor
Olive Chancellor is a passionate, reform-minded Boston feminist and social reformer who serves as the central figure in Henry James’s novel *The Bostonians*.
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Cornelia Tappen
Cornelia Tappen was the wife of George Clinton, a prominent early American politician who served as both Governor of New York and Vice President of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Clemency Canning Target entity description: Clemency Canning was the popular nickname of Lord Canning, the last Governor-General and first Viceroy of British India, known for his relatively moderate and conciliatory policies during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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A.
Alice Todd
Alice Todd was the wife of telegraph pioneer Sir Charles Todd and the namesake of the Australian town Alice Springs.
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B.
Chamberlain
Chamberlain is a surname most famously associated with Neville Chamberlain, the British prime minister known for his policy of appeasement toward Nazi Germany before World War II.
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C.
Catherine Willows
Catherine Willows is a seasoned and intuitive crime-scene investigator and former showgirl who serves as a central forensic expert and leader in the TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
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D.
Olive Chancellor
Olive Chancellor is a passionate, reform-minded Boston feminist and social reformer who serves as the central figure in Henry James’s novel *The Bostonians*.
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E.
Cornelia Tappen
Cornelia Tappen was the wife of George Clinton, a prominent early American politician who served as both Governor of New York and Vice President of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British statesman
ⓘ
colonial administrator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appointedGovernorGeneralOfIndia | 1856 ⓘ |
| becameFirstViceroyOfIndia | 1858 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Westminster Abbey, London
ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster Abbey
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1812-12-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1862-06-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ Church, Oxford
ⓘ
Eton College ⓘ |
| father | George Canning ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Canning ⓘ |
| hasGivenName |
Charles
ⓘ
John ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Clemency Canning ⓘ |
| hasOrder | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Earl Canning
ⓘ
Lord Canning ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy | clemency towards Indian rebels after 1857 ⓘ |
| involvedInEvent | Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Conservative Party (UK)
ⓘ
surface form:
Conservative Party (UK) (historical)
|
| monarchDuringViceroyalty | Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| mother | Joan Scott ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first Viceroy of British India
ⓘ
being the last Governor-General of British India ⓘ his moderate policies during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ his policy of clemency towards rebels after the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ overseeing the transfer of power from the East India Company to the British Crown ⓘ |
| oversaw | implementation of the Government of India Act 1858 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bromley
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surface form:
Bromley, Kent, England
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| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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Viceroy of India ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General and Viceroy of India
Governor-General ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of India
Member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ Member of the House of Lords ⓘ Postmaster General of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form:
Postmaster General of the United Kingdom
Viceroy of India ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
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| spouse | Charlotte Canning ⓘ |
| termAsGovernorGeneralEnded | 1858 ⓘ |
| termAsViceroyEnded | 1862 ⓘ |
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Subject: Clemency Canning Description of subject: Clemency Canning was the popular nickname of Lord Canning, the last Governor-General and first Viceroy of British India, known for his relatively moderate and conciliatory policies during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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