George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
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George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll was a 19th-century Scottish peer and Liberal politician who served in several senior government positions, including Secretary of State for India and Lord Privy Seal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll canonical | 2 |
| 8th Duke of Argyll | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1026697 — 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 Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll Context triple: [Duke of Argyll, hasTitleHolder, George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll]
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John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll
John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who held high offices in Britain, including serving as a field marshal and a prominent Whig statesman.
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John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll
John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman, soldier, and Whig politician who held high military command and significant influence in British public life.
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Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll
Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll was an influential early 18th-century Scottish nobleman, soldier, and Whig politician who played a key role in British military and political affairs after the 1707 Union.
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John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, was a prominent Scottish soldier and statesman who played a key role in suppressing the Jacobite rising of 1715 and served in high military and political office under the British crown.
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Duke of Argyll
The Duke of Argyll is a prominent Scottish noble title historically held by the chief of Clan Campbell, long influential in Scottish and British political and social life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll Target entity description: George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll was a 19th-century Scottish peer and Liberal politician who served in several senior government positions, including Secretary of State for India and Lord Privy Seal.
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John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll
John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who held high offices in Britain, including serving as a field marshal and a prominent Whig statesman.
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B.
John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll
John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman, soldier, and Whig politician who held high military command and significant influence in British public life.
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Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll
Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll was an influential early 18th-century Scottish nobleman, soldier, and Whig politician who played a key role in British military and political affairs after the 1707 Union.
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John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, was a prominent Scottish soldier and statesman who played a key role in suppressing the Jacobite rising of 1715 and served in high military and political office under the British crown.
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Duke of Argyll
The Duke of Argyll is a prominent Scottish noble title historically held by the chief of Clan Campbell, long influential in Scottish and British political and social life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British peer
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Duke of Argyll ⓘ Liberal Party politician ⓘ Scottish nobleman ⓘ human ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
British Empire
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Indian affairs ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Campbell ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
natural theology
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politics ⓘ science writing ⓘ |
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| knownFor |
role as Lord Privy Seal
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role as Secretary of State for India ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Lords
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Privy Council ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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| memberOfPoliticalParty | Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Clan Campbell ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
8th Duke of Argyll
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| notableFor |
opposition to some aspects of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution
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service in several senior British government positions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Primeval Man
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The Reign of Law ⓘ The Unity of Nature ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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statesman ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Liberal ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the University of St Andrews
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Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire ⓘ Lord Privy Seal ⓘ Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow ⓘ Postmaster General of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form:
Postmaster General of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for India ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
Baron Sundridge
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Earl of Argyll ⓘ Marquess of Lorne ⓘ |
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Subject: George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll Description of subject: George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll was a 19th-century Scottish peer and Liberal politician who served in several senior government positions, including Secretary of State for India and Lord Privy Seal.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.