Sir James George Lee-Steere
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Sir James George Lee-Steere was a prominent 19th-century Western Australian politician and pastoralist who played a key role in the colony’s early parliamentary and financial administration.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir James George Lee-Steere canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10781623 — 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.
Target entity: Sir James George Lee-Steere Context triple: [Treasurer of Western Australia, officeHoldersInclude, Sir James George Lee-Steere]
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Sir Herbert Stewart
Sir Herbert Stewart was a British Army officer and distinguished Victorian-era commander noted for his leadership in the Sudan campaign.
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Sir Frederick Hoyer Millar
Sir Frederick Hoyer Millar was a senior British diplomat and civil servant who played a key role in post-World War II European affairs.
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Sir William Martin
Sir William Martin was a 19th-century British-born jurist who became a foundational figure in New Zealand’s legal system and an influential advocate for Māori rights.
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Sir John Woodward Brown
Sir John Woodward Brown was a distinguished British figure, likely recognized for notable contributions in public or professional life and remembered as an eminent former pupil of Chigwell School.
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Sir William Davidson Niven
Sir William Davidson Niven was a Scottish mathematician and physicist best known for editing and promoting the works of James Clerk Maxwell and for his contributions to mathematical education in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sir James George Lee-Steere Target entity description: Sir James George Lee-Steere was a prominent 19th-century Western Australian politician and pastoralist who played a key role in the colony’s early parliamentary and financial administration.
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A.
Sir Herbert Stewart
Sir Herbert Stewart was a British Army officer and distinguished Victorian-era commander noted for his leadership in the Sudan campaign.
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B.
Sir Frederick Hoyer Millar
Sir Frederick Hoyer Millar was a senior British diplomat and civil servant who played a key role in post-World War II European affairs.
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C.
Sir William Martin
Sir William Martin was a 19th-century British-born jurist who became a foundational figure in New Zealand’s legal system and an influential advocate for Māori rights.
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D.
Sir John Woodward Brown
Sir John Woodward Brown was a distinguished British figure, likely recognized for notable contributions in public or professional life and remembered as an eminent former pupil of Chigwell School.
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E.
Sir William Davidson Niven
Sir William Davidson Niven was a Scottish mathematician and physicist best known for editing and promoting the works of James Clerk Maxwell and for his contributions to mathematical education in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian politician
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Western Australian colonial politician ⓘ pastoralist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
colonial administration
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rural landholding ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knighthood ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1830-07-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Ockley, Surrey, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Australia
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfImmigration | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfService | Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1903-12-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Perth, Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Lee-Steere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
pastoralism
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politics ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Western Australian parliamentary institutions
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financial governance of the Colony of Western Australia ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
NERFINISHED
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Western Australian Legislative Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedTo | Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Sir James George Lee-Steere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Knight Bachelor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in early financial administration of Western Australia
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role in early parliamentary administration of Western Australia ⓘ |
| notableRole | leader in colonial self-government in Western Australia ⓘ |
| occupation |
justice of the peace
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pastoralist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
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Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council ⓘ Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | South West of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Lee-Steere family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Perth, Western Australia
NERFINISHED
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Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Catherine Anne Leake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia ⓘ |
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Subject: Sir James George Lee-Steere Description of subject: Sir James George Lee-Steere was a prominent 19th-century Western Australian politician and pastoralist who played a key role in the colony’s early parliamentary and financial administration.
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