George Gavan Duffy
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George Gavan Duffy was an Irish politician, lawyer, and judge who served as one of the signatories of the Anglo-Irish Treaty and later became Chief Justice of Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Gavan Duffy canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T994285 — 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: George Gavan Duffy Context triple: [Anglo-Irish Treaty, IrishSignatory, George Gavan Duffy]
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Reginald McKenna
Reginald McKenna was a British Liberal politician who held several senior government posts, including Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, during the early 20th century.
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B.
Edward Carson
Edward Carson was a prominent Irish unionist politician and barrister best known for leading opposition to Irish Home Rule in the early 20th century.
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C.
Lewis Vernon Harcourt
Lewis Vernon Harcourt was a British Liberal politician and colonial administrator who served as Secretary of State for the Colonies in the early 20th century.
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D.
Sir Thomas Brisbane
Sir Thomas Brisbane was a 19th-century Scottish soldier, colonial governor of New South Wales, and noted astronomer after whom the Australian city of Brisbane is named.
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E.
Lawrence Moore Cosgrave
Lawrence Moore Cosgrave was a Canadian military officer and diplomat best known for representing Canada at the formal Japanese surrender ceremony that ended World War II in the Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: George Gavan Duffy Target entity description: George Gavan Duffy was an Irish politician, lawyer, and judge who served as one of the signatories of the Anglo-Irish Treaty and later became Chief Justice of Ireland.
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A.
Reginald McKenna
Reginald McKenna was a British Liberal politician who held several senior government posts, including Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, during the early 20th century.
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B.
Edward Carson
Edward Carson was a prominent Irish unionist politician and barrister best known for leading opposition to Irish Home Rule in the early 20th century.
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C.
Lewis Vernon Harcourt
Lewis Vernon Harcourt was a British Liberal politician and colonial administrator who served as Secretary of State for the Colonies in the early 20th century.
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D.
Sir Thomas Brisbane
Sir Thomas Brisbane was a 19th-century Scottish soldier, colonial governor of New South Wales, and noted astronomer after whom the Australian city of Brisbane is named.
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E.
Lawrence Moore Cosgrave
Lawrence Moore Cosgrave was a Canadian military officer and diplomat best known for representing Canada at the formal Japanese surrender ceremony that ended World War II in the Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Irish Free State Executive Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the Irish Free State
|
| birthDate | 1882-10-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1951-06-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Dublin ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Stonyhurst College
ⓘ
University College Dublin ⓘ |
| familyName | Gavan Duffy ⓘ |
| father | Charles Gavan Duffy ⓘ |
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a signatory of the Anglo-Irish Treaty
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diplomatic work for the Irish Republic in Paris and Rome ⓘ serving as Chief Justice of Ireland ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| legalProfession | King's Counsel ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Cumann na nGaedheal
ⓘ
Dáil Éireann ⓘ Dáil Éireann ⓘ
surface form:
First Dáil
Second Dáil ⓘ Sinn Féin ⓘ |
| mother | Louisa Gavan Duffy ⓘ |
| name | George Gavan Duffy self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
judgments as Chief Justice of Ireland
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role in negotiation and signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
ⓘ
judge ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd | Chief Justice of Ireland, 1951 ⓘ |
| officeStart | Chief Justice of Ireland, 1946 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
London peace talks of 1921
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations
Irish War of Independence ⓘ
surface form:
Irish War of Independence (political and diplomatic activities)
|
| positionHeld |
Chief Justice of Ireland
ⓘ
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Irish Republic ⓘ Teachta Dála ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| representedConstituency |
Dublin County
ⓘ
Fingal County ⓘ
surface form:
North County Dublin
South Dublin ⓘ
surface form:
South County Dublin
|
| signatoryTo | Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ |
| spouse |
Louisa Gavan Duffy
ⓘ
surface form:
Louise Gavan Duffy
|
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Subject: George Gavan Duffy Description of subject: George Gavan Duffy was an Irish politician, lawyer, and judge who served as one of the signatories of the Anglo-Irish Treaty and later became Chief Justice of Ireland.
Referenced by (2)
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