Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis
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Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis was an English nobleman and politician who served in the House of Commons before inheriting his peerage in the late 17th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baron Cornwallis | 1 |
| Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4709473 — 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: Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis Context triple: [Edward Cornwallis, father, Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis]
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Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis was a British aristocrat and politician who inherited the marquessate from his father, the prominent military commander and colonial administrator Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis.
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Charles Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis was a British Army general and colonial administrator best known for his pivotal role in the American Revolutionary War, particularly his surrender at Yorktown in 1781.
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Frederick Cornwallis
Frederick Cornwallis was an 18th-century English clergyman who became Archbishop of Canterbury and a prominent religious figure in the Church of England.
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Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings
Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings was a British soldier and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of India and played a key role in expanding British control in the subcontinent in the early 19th century.
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E.
Henry Clinton
Henry Clinton was a British Army general who served as the commander-in-chief of British forces in North America for much of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis Target entity description: Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis was an English nobleman and politician who served in the House of Commons before inheriting his peerage in the late 17th century.
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A.
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis was a British aristocrat and politician who inherited the marquessate from his father, the prominent military commander and colonial administrator Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis.
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B.
Charles Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis was a British Army general and colonial administrator best known for his pivotal role in the American Revolutionary War, particularly his surrender at Yorktown in 1781.
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C.
Frederick Cornwallis
Frederick Cornwallis was an 18th-century English clergyman who became Archbishop of Canterbury and a prominent religious figure in the Church of England.
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D.
Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings
Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings was a British soldier and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of India and played a key role in expanding British control in the subcontinent in the early 19th century.
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E.
Henry Clinton
Henry Clinton was a British Army general who served as the commander-in-chief of British forces in North America for much of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English nobleman
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member of the Parliament of England ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| activity |
English politics in the late 17th century
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service at the royal court of England ⓘ |
| child | Charles Cornwallis, 5th Baron Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| family | Cornwallis family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| inheritedTitleFrom | Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalFaction | Tory ⓘ |
| mother | Elizabeth Crofts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRelative | Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ordinalInTitle | 4 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituency | Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Joint Postmaster General
NERFINISHED
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Lord of the Bedchamber ⓘ Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of Parliament for Eye ⓘ Privy Counsellor ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence | Brome Hall, Suffolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
House of Commons of England
NERFINISHED
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House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | British nobility ⓘ |
| spouse | Lady Charlotte Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis Description of subject: Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis was an English nobleman and politician who served in the House of Commons before inheriting his peerage in the late 17th century.
Referenced by (2)
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