Walter Edward Guinness
E734735
British politician
Conservative Party (UK) politician
Guinness family
human
member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
member of the House of Lords
Walter Edward Guinness was a British politician and businessman from the Guinness family who served as a Conservative MP and later as Lord Moyne, holding several ministerial posts in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Walter Edward Guinness canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8398560 — 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: Walter Edward Guinness Context triple: [Edward Cecil Guinness, child, Walter Edward Guinness]
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A.
Edward Cecil Guinness
Edward Cecil Guinness was a prominent Irish brewer and philanthropist from the Guinness family, best known for expanding the Guinness brewery and for his extensive charitable donations.
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B.
Desmond Guinness
Desmond Guinness was an Irish conservationist, author, and co-founder of the Irish Georgian Society, known for his work preserving Ireland’s architectural heritage.
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C.
Rupert Guinness
Rupert Guinness was a British businessman, politician, and philanthropist from the prominent Guinness brewing family who served as a Conservative Member of Parliament and later became the 2nd Earl of Iveagh.
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D.
Jonathan Guinness
Jonathan Guinness is a British aristocrat, businessman, and writer, known as the 3rd Baron Moyne and a member of the prominent Guinness family.
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E.
Bryan Walter Guinness
Bryan Walter Guinness was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat, lawyer, poet, and heir to the Guinness brewing fortune, known for his literary work and connections to prominent 20th-century social and political figures.
- 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: Walter Edward Guinness Target entity description: Walter Edward Guinness was a British politician and businessman from the Guinness family who served as a Conservative MP and later as Lord Moyne, holding several ministerial posts in the early 20th century.
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A.
Edward Cecil Guinness
Edward Cecil Guinness was a prominent Irish brewer and philanthropist from the Guinness family, best known for expanding the Guinness brewery and for his extensive charitable donations.
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B.
Desmond Guinness
Desmond Guinness was an Irish conservationist, author, and co-founder of the Irish Georgian Society, known for his work preserving Ireland’s architectural heritage.
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C.
Rupert Guinness
Rupert Guinness was a British businessman, politician, and philanthropist from the prominent Guinness brewing family who served as a Conservative Member of Parliament and later became the 2nd Earl of Iveagh.
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D.
Jonathan Guinness
Jonathan Guinness is a British aristocrat, businessman, and writer, known as the 3rd Baron Moyne and a member of the prominent Guinness family.
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E.
Bryan Walter Guinness
Bryan Walter Guinness was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat, lawyer, poet, and heir to the Guinness brewing fortune, known for his literary work and connections to prominent 20th-century social and political figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Conservative Party (UK) politician ⓘ Guinness family ⓘ human ⓘ member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ member of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Croix de Guerre
NERFINISHED
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Distinguished Service Order ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1880-03-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1944-11-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
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Royal Military College, Sandhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Guinness Brewery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Guinness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Walter ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Baron Moyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | Lehi (militant group) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| middleName | Edward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant-Colonel ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 1st Baron Moyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
colonial administration in the Middle East
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policy on Middle East affairs ⓘ |
| occupation |
brewer
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businessman ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Dublin
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Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cairo
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Assistant Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
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Colonial Secretary NERFINISHED ⓘ Financial Secretary to the War Office NERFINISHED ⓘ MP for Bury St Edmunds ⓘ Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ Minister of State in the Middle East ⓘ Paymaster General NERFINISHED ⓘ Secretary of State for the Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ Under-Secretary of State for War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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