Sir Charles Wood
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Sir Charles Wood was a 19th-century British Liberal politician and statesman who held several key government offices, including Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Minto | 1 |
| Sir Charles Wood canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12748835 — 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: Sir Charles Wood Context triple: [First Commissioner of Woods and Forests, officeHolder, Sir Charles Wood]
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Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon, was a British statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1827 to 1828 and held several key financial and political offices during the early 19th century.
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B.
Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote
Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote was a British Conservative politician and colonial administrator who served as Governor of Bombay and later as Governor-General of Australia.
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C.
Sir Henry Balfour
Sir Henry Balfour was a 17th-century military officer known for his role as a commander during the English Civil War.
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D.
George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon
George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon, was a prominent 19th-century British Liberal statesman and colonial administrator who notably served as Viceroy of India and held several high-ranking political offices.
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E.
Frederick Oliver Robinson, 2nd Marquess of Ripon
Frederick Oliver Robinson, 2nd Marquess of Ripon, was a British Liberal politician and peer who held various court and ceremonial offices 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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Charles Wood Target entity description: Sir Charles Wood was a 19th-century British Liberal politician and statesman who held several key government offices, including Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for India.
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A.
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon, was a British statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1827 to 1828 and held several key financial and political offices during the early 19th century.
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B.
Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote
Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote was a British Conservative politician and colonial administrator who served as Governor of Bombay and later as Governor-General of Australia.
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C.
Sir Henry Balfour
Sir Henry Balfour was a 17th-century military officer known for his role as a commander during the English Civil War.
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D.
George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon
George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon, was a prominent 19th-century British Liberal statesman and colonial administrator who notably served as Viceroy of India and held several high-ranking political offices.
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E.
Frederick Oliver Robinson, 2nd Marquess of Ripon
Frederick Oliver Robinson, 2nd Marquess of Ripon, was a British Liberal politician and peer who held various court and ceremonial offices in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Liberal Party politician ⓘ human ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Indian education policy
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United Kingdom fiscal policy ⓘ colonial governance ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial administration
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politics ⓘ public finance ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | baronet ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| ideology | British liberalism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Viscount Halifax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
reforms in British Indian administration
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role in shaping education policy in British India ⓘ service as Chancellor of the Exchequer ⓘ service as Secretary of State for India ⓘ |
| notableWork | Wood's Despatch on Education in India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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statesman ⓘ |
| officeContested | seat in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn |
British government cabinets in the 19th century
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administration of British India ⓘ |
| partOf | 19th-century British politics ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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Chief Secretary for Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ First Lord of the Admiralty ⓘ Lord Privy Seal ⓘ Member of Parliament ⓘ President of the Board of Control ⓘ Secretary of State for India NERFINISHED ⓘ Vice-President of the Board of Trade ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
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British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sir Charles Wood Description of subject: Sir Charles Wood was a 19th-century British Liberal politician and statesman who held several key government offices, including Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for India.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lord Minto