John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover
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John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover was a British businessman and Conservative life peer best known for leading and expanding the Sainsbury's supermarket chain during the late 20th century.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover Context triple: [Sainsbury, hasNotableMember, John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover]
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The Lord Sainsbury of Turville
The Lord Sainsbury of Turville is a British businessman, philanthropist, and Labour politician from the Sainsbury supermarket family who has served as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
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B.
Mary Ann Sainsbury
Mary Ann Sainsbury was a co-founder of the British supermarket chain Sainsbury's and played a key role in the early development of the family business.
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C.
Alan Sainsbury
Alan Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury, was a British businessman and politician who helped expand the Sainsbury's supermarket chain and later served as a life peer in the House of Lords.
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Philip Green
Philip Green was a British film and television composer and conductor known for his prolific work on mid-20th-century soundtracks.
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E.
Norman Lamont
Norman Lamont is a British Conservative politician best known for serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer under Prime Minister John Major in the early 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover Target entity description: John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover was a British businessman and Conservative life peer best known for leading and expanding the Sainsbury's supermarket chain during the late 20th century.
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A.
The Lord Sainsbury of Turville
The Lord Sainsbury of Turville is a British businessman, philanthropist, and Labour politician from the Sainsbury supermarket family who has served as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
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B.
Mary Ann Sainsbury
Mary Ann Sainsbury was a co-founder of the British supermarket chain Sainsbury's and played a key role in the early development of the family business.
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C.
Alan Sainsbury
Alan Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury, was a British businessman and politician who helped expand the Sainsbury's supermarket chain and later served as a life peer in the House of Lords.
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D.
Philip Green
Philip Green was a British film and television composer and conductor known for his prolific work on mid-20th-century soundtracks.
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E.
Norman Lamont
Norman Lamont is a British Conservative politician best known for serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer under Prime Minister John Major in the early 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British businessperson
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Conservative Party life peer ⓘ businessperson ⓘ human ⓘ life peer ⓘ member of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts ⓘ Knight Bachelor ⓘ |
| chairpersonOf | J Sainsbury plc ⓘ |
| chiefExecutiveOfficerOf | J Sainsbury plc ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| dateOfBirth | 1927-11-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-01-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Stowe School
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Worcester College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | J Sainsbury plc ⓘ |
| familyName | Sainsbury ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
retail business
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supermarket industry ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover
|
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Lords
ⓘ
Sainsbury family ⓘ |
| name | John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover self-link ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover
life peer ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expanding Sainsbury's during the late 20th century
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leading Sainsbury's supermarket chain ⓘ |
| notableWork | expansion of Sainsbury's supermarket chain in the late 20th century ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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politician ⓘ supermarket executive ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of Sainsbury's
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chief executive of Sainsbury's ⓘ |
| relative | Sainsbury family ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Subject: John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover Description of subject: John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover was a British businessman and Conservative life peer best known for leading and expanding the Sainsbury's supermarket chain during the late 20th century.
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