Thomas Pelham-Holles
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Thomas Pelham-Holles was an 18th-century British Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain and was a key political figure during the early Georgian era.
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| Thomas Pelham-Holles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10074971 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Pelham-Holles Context triple: [Pelham, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Pelham-Holles]
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John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford
John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford, was the only surviving son and heir apparent of the famed general John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, whose early death without issue altered the succession of the Marlborough titles.
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B.
John Churchill
John Churchill was an English soldier and statesman who rose to become the 1st Duke of Marlborough and one of Britain’s most celebrated military commanders.
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Charles Churchill
Charles Churchill was an 18th-century English poet and satirist known for his sharp political commentary and influential verse.
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George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton
George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton, was a British peer and politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries who inherited the Grafton dukedom and sat in the House of Lords.
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E.
Viscount Walpole
Viscount Walpole is a British noble title associated with the influential Walpole family, notably linked to Robert Walpole, often regarded as Britain’s first de facto Prime Minister.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Pelham-Holles Target entity description: Thomas Pelham-Holles was an 18th-century British Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain and was a key political figure during the early Georgian era.
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A.
John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford
John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford, was the only surviving son and heir apparent of the famed general John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, whose early death without issue altered the succession of the Marlborough titles.
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B.
John Churchill
John Churchill was an English soldier and statesman who rose to become the 1st Duke of Marlborough and one of Britain’s most celebrated military commanders.
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C.
Charles Churchill
Charles Churchill was an 18th-century English poet and satirist known for his sharp political commentary and influential verse.
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D.
George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton
George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton, was a British peer and politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries who inherited the Grafton dukedom and sat in the House of Lords.
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E.
Viscount Walpole
Viscount Walpole is a British noble title associated with the influential Walpole family, notably linked to Robert Walpole, often regarded as Britain’s first de facto Prime Minister.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Duke ⓘ Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1693-07-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| burialPlace | Westminster Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of England
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Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1768-11-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| educatedAt |
Clare College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Westminster School ⓘ |
| era | Georgian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Pelham-Holles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Thomas Pelham-Holles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Most Noble ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Lords ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm |
George II
NERFINISHED
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George III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Grace Holles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne
NERFINISHED
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1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dominant role in Whig politics during the early Georgian era
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influence over patronage and elections ⓘ leadership during the early stages of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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statesman ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup | Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
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Lord Chamberlain NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of the County of Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Privy Seal ⓘ Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ Secretary of State for the Northern Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Secretary of State for the Southern Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByAsPrimeMinister | Henry Pelham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterTermEnd |
1756-11-16
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1762-05-26 ⓘ |
| primeMinisterTermStart |
1754-03-16
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1757-06-29 ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| sibling | Henry Pelham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | His Grace ⓘ |
| succeededByAsPrimeMinister |
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
NERFINISHED
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William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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