Jonathan Aitken
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Jonathan Aitken is a British former Conservative politician and cabinet minister who became widely known for his high-profile perjury conviction in the late 1990s.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Aitken canonical | 4 |
| Jonathan Aitken as central figure | 1 |
| Jonathan William Patrick Aitken | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6804609 — 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: Jonathan Aitken Context triple: [Jack Davenport, relative, Jonathan Aitken]
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A.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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B.
Andrew MacRitchie
Andrew MacRitchie is a film editor known for his work on major feature films, including the James Bond movie "Die Another Day."
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C.
David Farquharson
David Farquharson was an architect known for designing South Hall.
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D.
Kenneth Muir
Kenneth Muir was a prominent British literary scholar and Shakespearean critic known for his influential editions and analyses of Elizabethan and Jacobean drama.
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E.
Harry Aitken
Harry Aitken was an early American film producer and studio executive best known for backing landmark and controversial silent-era epics such as D. W. Griffith’s "The Birth of a Nation."
- 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: Jonathan Aitken Target entity description: Jonathan Aitken is a British former Conservative politician and cabinet minister who became widely known for his high-profile perjury conviction in the late 1990s.
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A.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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B.
Andrew MacRitchie
Andrew MacRitchie is a film editor known for his work on major feature films, including the James Bond movie "Die Another Day."
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C.
David Farquharson
David Farquharson was an architect known for designing South Hall.
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D.
Kenneth Muir
Kenneth Muir was a prominent British literary scholar and Shakespearean critic known for his influential editions and analyses of Elizabethan and Jacobean drama.
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E.
Harry Aitken
Harry Aitken was an early American film producer and studio executive best known for backing landmark and controversial silent-era epics such as D. W. Griffith’s "The Birth of a Nation."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican priest
ⓘ
British politician ⓘ convicted criminal ⓘ former Member of Parliament ⓘ human ⓘ |
| causeOfResignation | allegations over Saudi arms deal and hotel bill ⓘ |
| child | Alexandra Aitken ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
perjury
ⓘ
perverting the course of justice ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Ireland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-08-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfConviction | 1999 ⓘ |
| denomination |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglicanism (broadly)
|
| educatedAt |
Christ Church, Oxford
ⓘ
Eton College ⓘ |
| familyName | Aitken ⓘ |
| fullName |
Jonathan William Patrick Aitken
ⓘ
linked to:
Jonathan Aitken
|
| givenName | Jonathan ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
perjury conviction
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resignation from Cabinet ⓘ |
| notableFor | high-profile libel case against The Guardian and Granada Television ⓘ |
| notableWork |
biography of Margaret Thatcher
ⓘ
biography of Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
ⓘ
politician ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| officeEndTime |
Chief Secretary to the Treasury, 1995
ⓘ
Minister of State for Defence Procurement, 1994 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime |
Chief Secretary to the Treasury, 1994
ⓘ
Minister of State for Defence Procurement, 1992 ⓘ |
| parent |
William Aitken
ⓘ
linked to:
William Maxwell Aitken
|
| parliamentaryTermEnd |
MP for South Thanet, 1997
ⓘ
MP for Thanet, 1983 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermStart |
MP for South Thanet, 1983
ⓘ
MP for Thanet, 1974 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dublin ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
ⓘ
Member of Parliament for South Thanet ⓘ Member of Parliament for Thanet ⓘ Minister of State for Defence Procurement ⓘ |
| relative |
Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Beaverbrook
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sentence | 18 months imprisonment ⓘ |
| spouse |
Elizabeth Harris (divorced)
ⓘ
Lolicia Aitken (divorced) ⓘ |
| timeInPrison | approximately 7 months ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jonathan Aitken Description of subject: Jonathan Aitken is a British former Conservative politician and cabinet minister who became widely known for his high-profile perjury conviction in the late 1990s.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jonathan Aitken
linked to: Jonathan Aitken