First Commissioner of Works
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The First Commissioner of Works was a senior British government official responsible for overseeing public buildings, royal parks, and other works under the Office of Works in the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Commissioner of Works canonical | 8 |
| Chief Commissioner of Works | 1 |
| Commissioner of Works | 1 |
| Minister of Works | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9957004 — 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: First Commissioner of Works Context triple: [Austen Henry Layard, positionHeld, First Commissioner of Works]
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A.
First Civil Service Commissioner
The First Civil Service Commissioner is the head of the UK Civil Service Commission, responsible for overseeing appointments to the Civil Service and ensuring they are made on merit after fair and open competition.
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B.
Surveyor of the King’s Works
Surveyor of the King’s Works was a senior royal architectural post in England responsible for overseeing the design, construction, and maintenance of the monarch’s buildings and palaces.
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C.
Clerk of the Works at Westminster
The Clerk of the Works at Westminster was an official responsible for overseeing the construction, maintenance, and repair of royal and parliamentary buildings within the Westminster complex in London.
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D.
Surveyor-General of Victoria
The Surveyor-General of Victoria is the senior government official responsible for overseeing land surveying, mapping, and cadastral administration in the Australian state of Victoria.
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E.
Secretary of Public Works and Highways
The Secretary of Public Works and Highways is the Philippine government official who leads the Department of Public Works and Highways, overseeing national infrastructure planning, construction, and maintenance.
- 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: First Commissioner of Works Target entity description: The First Commissioner of Works was a senior British government official responsible for overseeing public buildings, royal parks, and other works under the Office of Works in the United Kingdom.
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A.
First Civil Service Commissioner
The First Civil Service Commissioner is the head of the UK Civil Service Commission, responsible for overseeing appointments to the Civil Service and ensuring they are made on merit after fair and open competition.
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B.
Surveyor of the King’s Works
Surveyor of the King’s Works was a senior royal architectural post in England responsible for overseeing the design, construction, and maintenance of the monarch’s buildings and palaces.
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C.
Clerk of the Works at Westminster
The Clerk of the Works at Westminster was an official responsible for overseeing the construction, maintenance, and repair of royal and parliamentary buildings within the Westminster complex in London.
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D.
Surveyor-General of Victoria
The Surveyor-General of Victoria is the senior government official responsible for overseeing land surveying, mapping, and cadastral administration in the Australian state of Victoria.
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E.
Secretary of Public Works and Highways
The Secretary of Public Works and Highways is the Philippine government official who leads the Department of Public Works and Highways, overseeing national infrastructure planning, construction, and maintenance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government office
ⓘ
ministerial position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
care of monuments and memorials under the Office of Works
ⓘ
construction and repair of public buildings ⓘ maintenance of official residences ⓘ management of royal parks ⓘ oversight of public buildings ⓘ supervision of government works ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
government offices and buildings
ⓘ
palaces and official residences managed by the state ⓘ royal parks in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorOffice | Minister of Public Building and Works ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
British civil service
ⓘ
linked to:
UK civil service
Crown Estate properties used by government ⓘ |
| isConnectedTo |
British public architecture
ⓘ
heritage conservation under state control ⓘ |
| isHeadOf |
Office of Works
ⓘ
linked to:
Office of Works (United Kingdom)
|
| isHistoricalPosition | true ⓘ |
| isPositionIn | Westminster system ⓘ |
| isStyleOf | First Commissioner ⓘ |
| isSubordinateTo |
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Prime Minister
|
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| officeHolderMayBe |
Member of Parliament
ⓘ
member of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| officeType | cabinet-level or sub-cabinet-level office ⓘ |
| partOf |
British government
ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
Her Majesty's Government ⓘ
linked to:
His Majesty’s Government
Office of Works ⓘ
linked to:
Office of Works (United Kingdom)
|
| predecessor | First Commissioner of Woods and Forests ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Minister of Works
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linked to:
First Commissioner of Works
Ministry of Works ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
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linked to:
British Cabinet
|
| responsibleFor |
allocation of office accommodation for government departments
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architectural works commissioned by the state ⓘ landscaping and maintenance of royal parks ⓘ upkeep of parliamentary buildings when under Office of Works ⓘ |
| seat |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| sector |
parks and gardens administration
ⓘ
public buildings administration ⓘ public works ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First Commissioner of Works Description of subject: The First Commissioner of Works was a senior British government official responsible for overseeing public buildings, royal parks, and other works under the Office of Works in the United Kingdom.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Baron Belper
linked to: First Commissioner of Works
linked to: First Commissioner of Works
linked to: First Commissioner of Works
subject linked to:
Sir Ronaldshay (Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow)