The Earl of Halifax
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The Earl of Halifax was a prominent British Conservative politician and statesman who served as Viceroy of India and later as Foreign Secretary on the eve of the Second World War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Earl of Halifax canonical | 3 |
| 1st Earl of Halifax | 2 |
| 1st Earl of Halifax (third creation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2841956 — 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: The Earl of Halifax Context triple: [Lord Irwin, alsoKnownAs, The Earl of Halifax]
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George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, was an 18th-century British statesman and colonial administrator often called the "Father of the Colonies" for his influential role in shaping British North American policy.
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George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, was a prominent 17th-century English statesman, political thinker, and courtier known for his influential role in Restoration and Glorious Revolution politics.
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The Earl of Willingdon
The Earl of Willingdon was a British colonial administrator who served as Viceroy and Governor-General of India during the early 1930s.
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The Earl of Athlone
The Earl of Athlone was a British royal and military figure who served as Governor General of Canada during the Second World War.
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The Earl of Avon
The Earl of Avon is the noble title taken by Anthony Eden, the British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister from 1955 to 1957, notably during the Suez Crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Earl of Halifax Target entity description: The Earl of Halifax was a prominent British Conservative politician and statesman who served as Viceroy of India and later as Foreign Secretary on the eve of the Second World War.
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George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, was an 18th-century British statesman and colonial administrator often called the "Father of the Colonies" for his influential role in shaping British North American policy.
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George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, was a prominent 17th-century English statesman, political thinker, and courtier known for his influential role in Restoration and Glorious Revolution politics.
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The Earl of Willingdon
The Earl of Willingdon was a British colonial administrator who served as Viceroy and Governor-General of India during the early 1930s.
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The Earl of Athlone
The Earl of Athlone was a British royal and military figure who served as Governor General of Canada during the Second World War.
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E.
The Earl of Avon
The Earl of Avon is the noble title taken by Anthony Eden, the British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister from 1955 to 1957, notably during the Suez Crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Conservative Party politician ⓘ human ⓘ noble title ⓘ peerage of Great Britain ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ Church, Oxford
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Eton College ⓘ |
| familyName | Wood ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| hasHolder |
Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
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surface form:
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
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| heldOfficeUnder |
Neville Chamberlain
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surface form:
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
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| heldPeerage |
Earl of Halifax
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Viscount Halifax ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | The Earl of Halifax self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| ideology | Conservatism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
appeasement policy towards Nazi Germany before World War II
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diplomatic relations with the United States during World War II ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Lords ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| middleName | Frederick Lindley ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm |
George V
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George VI ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Halifax ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in British foreign policy on the eve of the Second World War
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service as Viceroy of India ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
World War II diplomacy
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surface form:
Second World War (as Foreign Secretary and diplomat)
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| positionHeld |
British Ambassador to the United States
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Lord President of the Council ⓘ President of the Board of Education ⓘ Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom ⓘ Viceroy of India ⓘ |
| previousTitle |
Lord Irwin
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Viscount Halifax ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| servedAs |
British Ambassador to the United States from 1941 to 1946
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Foreign Secretary from 1938 to 1940 ⓘ Viceroy of India from 1926 to 1931 ⓘ |
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Subject: The Earl of Halifax Description of subject: The Earl of Halifax was a prominent British Conservative politician and statesman who served as Viceroy of India and later as Foreign Secretary on the eve of the Second World War.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.