Reginald Maudling
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Reginald Maudling was a prominent mid-20th-century British Conservative politician who held several senior government offices, including key economic and home affairs posts.
All labels observed (1)
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| Reginald Maudling canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T873524 — 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: Reginald Maudling Context triple: [Minister of Supply, positionHeldBy, Reginald Maudling]
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A.
Duncan Sandys
Duncan Sandys was a British Conservative politician, government minister, and son-in-law of Winston Churchill who played a prominent role in defense and colonial policy during and after World War II.
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B.
Kenneth Clarke
Kenneth Clarke is a veteran British Conservative politician who has held several senior Cabinet posts, including Chancellor of the Exchequer, and is known for his pro-European views and long parliamentary career.
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C.
Gerald Templer
Gerald Templer was a British field marshal best known for his leadership in counterinsurgency and colonial military campaigns, particularly in Southeast Asia.
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D.
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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E.
Walter Parks Thatcher
Walter Parks Thatcher is a wealthy, conservative banker and guardian in the film "Citizen Kane," serving as a symbol of financial power and authority over Charles Foster Kane’s early life.
- 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: Reginald Maudling Target entity description: Reginald Maudling was a prominent mid-20th-century British Conservative politician who held several senior government offices, including key economic and home affairs posts.
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A.
Duncan Sandys
Duncan Sandys was a British Conservative politician, government minister, and son-in-law of Winston Churchill who played a prominent role in defense and colonial policy during and after World War II.
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B.
Kenneth Clarke
Kenneth Clarke is a veteran British Conservative politician who has held several senior Cabinet posts, including Chancellor of the Exchequer, and is known for his pro-European views and long parliamentary career.
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C.
Gerald Templer
Gerald Templer was a British field marshal best known for his leadership in counterinsurgency and colonial military campaigns, particularly in Southeast Asia.
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D.
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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E.
Walter Parks Thatcher
Walter Parks Thatcher is a wealthy, conservative banker and guardian in the film "Citizen Kane," serving as a symbol of financial power and authority over Charles Foster Kane’s early life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
ⓘ
Conservative Party politician ⓘ human ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cirrhosis of the liver ⓘ |
| child | Bill Maudling ⓘ |
| constituencyRepresented |
Barnet
ⓘ
North London constituency ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-03-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1979-02-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brasenose College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Oxford ⓘ
surface form:
Oxford University
|
| employer |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the United Kingdom
|
| endTime | 1979 (as MP for Barnet) ⓘ |
| familyName | Maudling ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | politics ⓘ |
| genre | political speech ⓘ |
| givenName | Reginald ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Privy Council ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
|
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
contested leadership of the Conservative Party in 1965
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resigned as Home Secretary following the Poulson affair ⓘ |
| notableWork |
economic policy in Conservative governments of the 1950s and 1960s
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home affairs policy as Home Secretary ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| partOf | post-war British political history ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Finchley
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the Exchequer
ⓘ
surface form:
Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom
Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ Home Secretary ⓘ
surface form:
Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
Members of Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
President of the Board of Trade ⓘ Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence | Barnet ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Lorna Maudling ⓘ |
| startTime | 1955 (as MP for Barnet) ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
City of Westminster ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster
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