William Charles Wentworth
E161977
William Charles Wentworth was a prominent 19th-century Australian explorer, politician, and statesman who played a key role in advocating for self-government and civil liberties in colonial New South Wales.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Charles Wentworth canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1397553 — 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: William Charles Wentworth Context triple: [Wentworth, namedAfter, William Charles Wentworth]
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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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Richard Bancroft
Richard Bancroft was an influential English churchman and Archbishop of Canterbury who played a key role in overseeing the production of the King James Bible.
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Governor Edward John Eyre
Governor Edward John Eyre was a 19th-century British colonial administrator best known for his brutal suppression of the Morant Bay Rebellion in Jamaica, which sparked major controversy and debate over imperial governance and human rights.
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D.
Sir Henry Ayers
Sir Henry Ayers was a 19th-century South Australian politician and long-serving premier after whom the landmark Uluru was historically named "Ayers Rock."
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Alan Cunningham
Alan Cunningham was a British Army general best known for leading Eighth Army forces in the North African campaign during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Charles Wentworth Target entity description: William Charles Wentworth was a prominent 19th-century Australian explorer, politician, and statesman who played a key role in advocating for self-government and civil liberties in colonial New South Wales.
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A.
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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B.
Richard Bancroft
Richard Bancroft was an influential English churchman and Archbishop of Canterbury who played a key role in overseeing the production of the King James Bible.
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C.
Governor Edward John Eyre
Governor Edward John Eyre was a 19th-century British colonial administrator best known for his brutal suppression of the Morant Bay Rebellion in Jamaica, which sparked major controversy and debate over imperial governance and human rights.
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D.
Sir Henry Ayers
Sir Henry Ayers was a 19th-century South Australian politician and long-serving premier after whom the landmark Uluru was historically named "Ayers Rock."
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E.
Alan Cunningham
Alan Cunningham was a British Army general best known for leading Eighth Army forces in the North African campaign during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian politician
ⓘ
barrister ⓘ explorer ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
St Paul's Cathedral
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surface form:
St Paul's Cathedral, London
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| coExplorerWith |
Gregory Blaxland
ⓘ
William Lawson ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Australia
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1790-08-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1872-03-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Inner Temple
ⓘ
King's School, Rochester ⓘ Peterhouse, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Australian ⓘ |
| explored |
Blue Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Blue Mountains, New South Wales
|
| father | D'Arcy Wentworth ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
exploration
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journalism ⓘ law ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| founded | The Australian (newspaper) ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honouredIn |
Division of Wentworth
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Wentworth Falls ⓘ electoral district of Wentworth ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of freedom of the press in New South Wales
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advocacy of self-government in New South Wales ⓘ advocacy of trial by jury in New South Wales ⓘ crossing of the Blue Mountains ⓘ role in drafting the 1853 New South Wales Constitution Bill ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mother | Catherine Crowley ⓘ |
| movement | responsible government in New South Wales ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Drafting of the New South Wales Constitution
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Founding of The Australian newspaper ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 10 ⓘ |
| opposed | transportation of convicts to New South Wales ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Norfolk Island ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Dorset
ⓘ
surface form:
Dorset, England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Leader of the elected members of the New South Wales Legislative Council
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Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly ⓘ Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence | Vaucluse House, Sydney ⓘ |
| signature | William Charles Wentworth signature ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Cox ⓘ |
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Subject: William Charles Wentworth Description of subject: William Charles Wentworth was a prominent 19th-century Australian explorer, politician, and statesman who played a key role in advocating for self-government and civil liberties in colonial New South Wales.
Referenced by (4)
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