Sir John Copley
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Sir John Copley, later Lord Lyndhurst, was a prominent 19th-century British lawyer and Conservative politician who served three times as Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir John Copley canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T292076 — 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: Sir John Copley Context triple: [Treasurer of the Navy, officeHeldBy, Sir John Copley]
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Sir Matthew Holworthy
Sir Matthew Holworthy was a 17th-century English merchant and philanthropist known for his substantial benefactions to educational institutions, including Harvard University.
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Sir Charles Yorke
Sir Charles Yorke was an 18th-century British lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.
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Sir William Ashburnham
Sir William Ashburnham was an 18th-century British politician and courtier who held senior governmental and royal household positions, including a key financial role in the Royal Navy.
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D.
Charles Spencer Crowe
Charles Spencer Crowe is one of the sons of New Zealand-born actor and filmmaker Russell Crowe.
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E.
Sir William Hotham
Sir William Hotham was a British Royal Navy officer and administrator who rose to senior command and later held high-level governmental naval posts in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sir John Copley Target entity description: Sir John Copley, later Lord Lyndhurst, was a prominent 19th-century British lawyer and Conservative politician who served three times as Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom.
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A.
Sir Matthew Holworthy
Sir Matthew Holworthy was a 17th-century English merchant and philanthropist known for his substantial benefactions to educational institutions, including Harvard University.
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B.
Sir Charles Yorke
Sir Charles Yorke was an 18th-century British lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.
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C.
Sir William Ashburnham
Sir William Ashburnham was an 18th-century British politician and courtier who held senior governmental and royal household positions, including a key financial role in the Royal Navy.
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D.
Charles Spencer Crowe
Charles Spencer Crowe is one of the sons of New Zealand-born actor and filmmaker Russell Crowe.
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E.
Sir William Hotham
Sir William Hotham was a British Royal Navy officer and administrator who rose to senior command and later held high-level governmental naval posts in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Conservative Party politician ⓘ King's Counsel ⓘ Lord Chancellor of Great Britain ⓘ alumnus of Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ alumnus of the University of Cambridge ⓘ barrister ⓘ human ⓘ judge ⓘ member of the House of Lords ⓘ peer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1772-05-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1863-10-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Trinity College, Cambridge
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
|
| familyName | Copley ⓘ |
| father | John Singleton Copley ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
Sir
ⓘ
The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Conservative Party (UK)
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Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
surface form:
Tory Party
|
| mother | Susanna Farnham Clarke ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Baron Lyndhurst
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Lord Lyndhurst ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | served three times as Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableWork | service as Lord Chancellor in three separate ministries ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup |
Conservative Party (UK)
ⓘ
Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
surface form:
Tory Party
|
| placeOfBirth |
Boston
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Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney General for England and Wales
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Lord Chancellor of England ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Chancellor
Lord Chancellor of England ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom
MP for Ashburton ⓘ MP for Cambridge University ⓘ MP for Yarmouth ⓘ Member of Parliament ⓘ Solicitor General for England and Wales ⓘ |
| spouse |
Georgiana Goldsmith
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Sarah Brunsden ⓘ |
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Subject: Sir John Copley Description of subject: Sir John Copley, later Lord Lyndhurst, was a prominent 19th-century British lawyer and Conservative politician who served three times as Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.