Edward Frederick Lindley Wood
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Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, later known as Lord Irwin and the 1st Earl of Halifax, was a prominent British Conservative politician and diplomat who served as Viceroy of India and Foreign Secretary in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edward Frederick Lindley Wood canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Edward Frederick Lindley Wood Context triple: [Lord Irwin, name, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood]
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Leslie Hore-Belisha
Leslie Hore-Belisha was a British Liberal and later National Government politician best known as Minister of Transport in the 1930s, where he introduced major road safety reforms including the 30 mph speed limit and the Belisha beacon.
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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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Baron Ismay of Wormington
Baron Ismay of Wormington is a British peerage title created for Hastings Ismay, the senior military officer and close adviser to Winston Churchill who became the first Secretary General of NATO.
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Sylvester Churchill
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Fenton John Anthony Hort
Fenton John Anthony Hort was a 19th-century English theologian and New Testament scholar best known for his influential critical edition of the Greek New Testament produced with Brooke Foss Westcott.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Edward Frederick Lindley Wood Target entity description: Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, later known as Lord Irwin and the 1st Earl of Halifax, was a prominent British Conservative politician and diplomat who served as Viceroy of India and Foreign Secretary in the early 20th century.
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A.
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Leslie Hore-Belisha was a British Liberal and later National Government politician best known as Minister of Transport in the 1930s, where he introduced major road safety reforms including the 30 mph speed limit and the Belisha beacon.
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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.
Baron Ismay of Wormington
Baron Ismay of Wormington is a British peerage title created for Hastings Ismay, the senior military officer and close adviser to Winston Churchill who became the first Secretary General of NATO.
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Sylvester Churchill
Sylvester Churchill was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer and Inspector General noted for his service in the Mexican–American War, for whom Churchill County in Nevada is named.
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E.
Fenton John Anthony Hort
Fenton John Anthony Hort was a 19th-century English theologian and New Testament scholar best known for his influential critical edition of the Greek New Testament produced with Brooke Foss Westcott.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Conservative Party (UK) politician ⓘ diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | First-class degree in Modern History ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1881-04-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Powick
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surface form:
Powick, Worcestershire
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| child | Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1959-12-23 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Garrows, near Halifax, West Yorkshire ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
All Souls College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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Christ Church, Oxford ⓘ Eton College ⓘ |
| familyName | Wood ⓘ |
| father |
Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax
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surface form:
Charles Lindley Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax
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| givenName |
Edward
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Frederick ⓘ Lindley ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
The Earl of Halifax
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surface form:
1st Earl of Halifax
Lord Irwin ⓘ Viscount Halifax ⓘ |
| ideology | conservatism ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ Privy Council ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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| memberOfPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| mother | Lady Agnes Elizabeth Courtenay ⓘ |
| nobleTitleCreation |
Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
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surface form:
Earl of Halifax 1944
Viscount Halifax 1925 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Irwin Declaration on Indian constitutional reforms
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role in British policy of appeasement before World War II ⓘ service as British wartime ambassador to the United States during World War II ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
British Ambassador to the United States 1946
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Foreign Secretary 1940 ⓘ Viceroy of India 1931 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
British Ambassador to the United States 1941
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Foreign Secretary 1938 ⓘ Viceroy of India 1926 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryServiceEnd | 1925 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryServiceStart | 1910 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
British Ambassador to the United States
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Chancellor of the Order of the Garter ⓘ Chancellor of the University of Oxford ⓘ Leader of the House of Lords ⓘ Lord Privy Seal ⓘ Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries ⓘ President of the Board of Education ⓘ Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom ⓘ Viceroy of India ⓘ
surface form:
Viceroy and Governor-General of India
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| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| represented | Ripon (UK Parliament constituency) ⓘ |
| spouse | Lady Dorothy Evelyn Augusta Onslow ⓘ |
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Subject: Edward Frederick Lindley Wood Description of subject: Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, later known as Lord Irwin and the 1st Earl of Halifax, was a prominent British Conservative politician and diplomat who served as Viceroy of India and Foreign Secretary in the early 20th century.
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