Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank
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Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank is the life peerage title of Bill Rodgers, a prominent British politician and one of the founding members of the Social Democratic Party.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank | 4 |
| Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9768549 — 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 Rodgers of Quarry Bank Context triple: [Bill Rodgers, hasHonorificTitle, Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank]
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A.
Lord Saville of Newdigate
Lord Saville of Newdigate is a British judge best known for chairing the Bloody Sunday Inquiry into the 1972 shootings in Northern Ireland.
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B.
William Illingworth
William Illingworth was a British architect known for designing notable buildings such as the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford.
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C.
Alfred Raby
Alfred "Al" Raby was a prominent American civil rights leader and educator known for organizing the Chicago Freedom Movement and advocating for racial equality in housing and education.
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D.
Lord Roskill
Lord Roskill was a prominent British Law Lord and judge of the House of Lords known for his influential role in shaping modern UK administrative and public law.
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E.
Lumley Lyster
Lumley Lyster was a Royal Navy officer and pioneering naval aviator best known for planning and directing the carrier-based air attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto during World War II.
- 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 Rodgers of Quarry Bank Target entity description: Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank is the life peerage title of Bill Rodgers, a prominent British politician and one of the founding members of the Social Democratic Party.
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A.
Lord Saville of Newdigate
Lord Saville of Newdigate is a British judge best known for chairing the Bloody Sunday Inquiry into the 1972 shootings in Northern Ireland.
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B.
William Illingworth
William Illingworth was a British architect known for designing notable buildings such as the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford.
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C.
Alfred Raby
Alfred "Al" Raby was a prominent American civil rights leader and educator known for organizing the Chicago Freedom Movement and advocating for racial equality in housing and education.
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D.
Lord Roskill
Lord Roskill was a prominent British Law Lord and judge of the House of Lords known for his influential role in shaping modern UK administrative and public law.
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E.
Lumley Lyster
Lumley Lyster was a Royal Navy officer and pioneering naval aviator best known for planning and directing the carrier-based air attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
ⓘ
life peer ⓘ life peerage ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bill Rodgers
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Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank ⓘ |
| coFounded |
Social Democratic Party (UK, 1981)
ⓘ
linked to:
Social Democratic Party (UK)
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| foundingMemberOf |
Social Democratic Party (UK, 1981)
ⓘ
linked to:
Social Democratic Party (UK)
|
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolder | Bill Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| house | House of Lords ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Gang of Four (SDP founders)
ⓘ
linked to:
Gang of Four
House of Lords ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank
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linked to:
Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank
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| notableFor |
founding the Social Democratic Party (UK, 1981)
ⓘ
service as a centrist British politician ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Labour Party (UK)
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Liberal Democrats ⓘ Social Democratic Party (UK, 1981) ⓘ
linked to:
Social Democratic Party (UK)
|
| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Secretary of State for Transport of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
Secretary of State for Transport
|
| regionOfActivity | United Kingdom politics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank Description of subject: Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank is the life peerage title of Bill Rodgers, a prominent British politician and one of the founding members of the Social Democratic Party.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank
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Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank
linked to: Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank
subject linked to:
Bill Rodgers was a former Labour Transport Secretary
linked to: Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank
subject linked to:
Bill Rodgers was a former Labour Transport Secretary
linked to: Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank