Leslie Hore-Belisha
E111948
Leslie Hore-Belisha was a British Liberal and later National Government politician best known as Minister of Transport in the 1930s, where he introduced major road safety reforms including the 30 mph speed limit and the Belisha beacon.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baron Hore-Belisha | 3 |
| Leslie Hore-Belisha canonical | 2 |
| Hore-Belisha | 1 |
| Isaac Leslie Hore-Belisha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T865517 — 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: Leslie Hore-Belisha Context triple: [National Labour Organisation, hasMember, Leslie Hore-Belisha]
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Sir Samuel Hoare
Sir Samuel Hoare was a prominent British Conservative politician and statesman who held several key ministerial posts in the early 20th century, including major roles in foreign and imperial policy.
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Harold Julian Amery
Harold Julian Amery, known as Julian Amery, was a prominent British Conservative politician and minister who served in several key government posts during the mid-20th century.
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C.
Austen Chamberlain
Austen Chamberlain was a British Conservative statesman and foreign secretary, best known for co-negotiating the Locarno Treaties and receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to stabilize post–World War I Europe.
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D.
Arthur Harris
Arthur Harris was a senior British air officer in World War II who led the Royal Air Force's strategic bombing campaign against Germany as head of Bomber Command.
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E.
Lord Wavell
Lord Wavell was a British field marshal and colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of India during the final years of the British Raj in World War II and the lead-up to Indian independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Leslie Hore-Belisha Target entity description: Leslie Hore-Belisha was a British Liberal and later National Government politician best known as Minister of Transport in the 1930s, where he introduced major road safety reforms including the 30 mph speed limit and the Belisha beacon.
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A.
Sir Samuel Hoare
Sir Samuel Hoare was a prominent British Conservative politician and statesman who held several key ministerial posts in the early 20th century, including major roles in foreign and imperial policy.
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B.
Harold Julian Amery
Harold Julian Amery, known as Julian Amery, was a prominent British Conservative politician and minister who served in several key government posts during the mid-20th century.
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C.
Austen Chamberlain
Austen Chamberlain was a British Conservative statesman and foreign secretary, best known for co-negotiating the Locarno Treaties and receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to stabilize post–World War I Europe.
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D.
Arthur Harris
Arthur Harris was a senior British air officer in World War II who led the Royal Air Force's strategic bombing campaign against Germany as head of Bomber Command.
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E.
Lord Wavell
Lord Wavell was a British field marshal and colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of India during the final years of the British Raj in World War II and the lead-up to Indian independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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government minister ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1893-09-07 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| constituencyRepresented |
Devonport
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surface form:
Plymouth Devonport
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdPeerage |
Leslie Hore-Belisha
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Baron Hore-Belisha
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| deathDate | 1957-02-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Clifton College
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Sciences Po ⓘ
surface form:
Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po)
St John’s College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
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interwar period ⓘ |
| familyName |
Leslie Hore-Belisha
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hore-Belisha
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| fullName |
Leslie Hore-Belisha
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Isaac Leslie Hore-Belisha
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| givenName |
Isaac
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Leslie ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Leslie Hore-Belisha
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Baron Hore-Belisha
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| houseOfLordsMembership | life peer ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy | Road Traffic Act 1934 (United Kingdom) ⓘ |
| introduced |
30 mph urban speed limit in the UK
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Belisha beacon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
introduction of 30 mph speed limit in built-up areas in the United Kingdom
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introduction of Belisha beacons at pedestrian crossings ⓘ road safety reforms in the 1930s ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Liberal Party (UK)
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National Government (United Kingdom) ⓘ
surface form:
National Government (UK) coalition
National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) ⓘ
surface form:
National Liberal Party (UK)
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| militaryRank | officer ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Leslie Hore-Belisha
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Baron Hore-Belisha
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| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| parliament |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath | Reims ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Minister of Transport of the United Kingdom ⓘ Secretary of State for War ⓘ |
| profession | barrister ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| termEnd |
as Minister of Transport: 1937
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as Secretary of State for War: 1940 ⓘ |
| termStart |
as Minister of Transport: 1934
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as Secretary of State for War: 1937 ⓘ |
| workedUnder |
Neville Chamberlain
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surface form:
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
Ramsay MacDonald ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald
Stanley Baldwin ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin
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Subject: Leslie Hore-Belisha Description of subject: Leslie Hore-Belisha was a British Liberal and later National Government politician best known as Minister of Transport in the 1930s, where he introduced major road safety reforms including the 30 mph speed limit and the Belisha beacon.
Referenced by (7)
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