Lord Charles Beresford
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Lord Charles Beresford was a prominent 19th-century British admiral and Conservative politician known for his naval service and outspoken role in public affairs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord Charles Beresford canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4742377 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lord Charles Beresford Context triple: [Beresford, South Dakota, namedAfter, Lord Charles Beresford]
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A.
Lord Gerald Palliser
Lord Gerald Palliser is a fictional aristocratic son of the Duke of Omnium in Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novels, most prominently featured in "The Duke's Children."
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B.
Edward Cadogan
Edward Cadogan was a British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament who served on the 1927–28 Simon Commission on constitutional reform in India.
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C.
Lord Charles Cavendish
Lord Charles Cavendish was an 18th-century British aristocrat and politician best known as the father of renowned scientist Henry Cavendish.
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D.
Lord James Cavendish
Lord James Cavendish was an 18th-century British aristocrat and politician from the influential Cavendish family.
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E.
Lord Charles FitzRoy
Lord Charles FitzRoy was a British aristocrat and politician from the prominent FitzRoy family, connected to the Dukes of Grafton.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lord Charles Beresford Target entity description: Lord Charles Beresford was a prominent 19th-century British admiral and Conservative politician known for his naval service and outspoken role in public affairs.
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A.
Lord Gerald Palliser
Lord Gerald Palliser is a fictional aristocratic son of the Duke of Omnium in Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novels, most prominently featured in "The Duke's Children."
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B.
Edward Cadogan
Edward Cadogan was a British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament who served on the 1927–28 Simon Commission on constitutional reform in India.
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C.
Lord Charles Cavendish
Lord Charles Cavendish was an 18th-century British aristocrat and politician best known as the father of renowned scientist Henry Cavendish.
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D.
Lord James Cavendish
Lord James Cavendish was an 18th-century British aristocrat and politician from the influential Cavendish family.
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E.
Lord Charles FitzRoy
Lord Charles FitzRoy was a British aristocrat and politician from the prominent FitzRoy family, connected to the Dukes of Grafton.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Conservative Party politician ⓘ Royal Navy admiral ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of St Michael and St George
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Order of the Bath ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1846-02-10 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Putney Vale Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Anglo-Egyptian War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahdist War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Boer War ⓘ World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1919-09-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Stubbington House School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Beresford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | John Beresford, 4th Marquess of Waterford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
Admiral
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The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critic of Admiral Sir John Fisher
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outspoken views on naval policy ⓘ role in British naval reform debates ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Admiral ⓘ |
| mother | Christiana Leslie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Lord Charles William de la Poer Beresford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron Beresford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Nelson and His Times
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Betrayal: Being a Record of Facts Concerning Naval Policy and Administration from the Year 1902 to the Present Time NERFINISHED ⓘ The Memoirs of Admiral Lord Charles Beresford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
naval officer
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politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm |
Member of Parliament for County Waterford
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Member of Parliament for Marylebone East ⓘ Member of Parliament for Portsmouth ⓘ Member of Parliament for Woolwich ⓘ Member of Parliament for York ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Phillipstown, King’s County, Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Langwell, Caithness, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief, Channel Fleet
NERFINISHED
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Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ First Naval Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of Parliament ⓘ Second Sea Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Curraghmore House
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| retirementYear | 1911 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1859 ⓘ |
| spouse | Ellen Jeromina Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Lord Charles Beresford Description of subject: Lord Charles Beresford was a prominent 19th-century British admiral and Conservative politician known for his naval service and outspoken role in public affairs.
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