Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo
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Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, was a 19th-century British Conservative politician and statesman who served as Viceroy and Governor-General of India until his assassination in 1872.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 6th Earl of Mayo | 1 |
| Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2871877 — 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: Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo Context triple: [John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence, successorAsViceroyOfIndia, Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo]
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Lord Hardinge
Lord Hardinge was a British colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of India during the early 20th century, overseeing key events in the late British Raj.
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Sir Henry Hardinge
Sir Henry Hardinge was a British soldier and statesman who served as Governor-General of India and played a leading role in British military campaigns on the subcontinent in the mid-19th century.
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C.
Lord William Bentinck
Lord William Bentinck was a British statesman and colonial administrator noted for his social and legal reforms in India, including efforts to suppress practices like sati and to modernize governance under East India Company rule.
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D.
Lord Canning
Lord Canning was a British statesman best known for overseeing the administration of India during the tumultuous period of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and the subsequent transfer of power from the East India Company to the British Crown.
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E.
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Dalhousie was a 19th-century British statesman best known for his expansionist policies and administrative reforms in India, including the controversial Doctrine of Lapse.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo Target entity description: Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, was a 19th-century British Conservative politician and statesman who served as Viceroy and Governor-General of India until his assassination in 1872.
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A.
Lord Hardinge
Lord Hardinge was a British colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of India during the early 20th century, overseeing key events in the late British Raj.
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B.
Sir Henry Hardinge
Sir Henry Hardinge was a British soldier and statesman who served as Governor-General of India and played a leading role in British military campaigns on the subcontinent in the mid-19th century.
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C.
Lord William Bentinck
Lord William Bentinck was a British statesman and colonial administrator noted for his social and legal reforms in India, including efforts to suppress practices like sati and to modernize governance under East India Company rule.
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D.
Lord Canning
Lord Canning was a British statesman best known for overseeing the administration of India during the tumultuous period of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and the subsequent transfer of power from the East India Company to the British Crown.
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E.
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Dalhousie was a 19th-century British statesman best known for his expansionist policies and administrative reforms in India, including the controversial Doctrine of Lapse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Earl in the Peerage of Ireland ⓘ Governor-General of India ⓘ Viceroy of India ⓘ human ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
British India
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Ireland ⓘ |
| aristocraticTitle | Earl ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Bourke ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Irish politics
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colonial administration ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| government |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
|
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Burke family
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surface form:
Bourke family
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| nobleTitle |
Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
6th Earl of Mayo
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| notableEvent | assassination while serving as Viceroy of India in 1872 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being assassinated in office in 1872
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serving as Viceroy and Governor-General of India ⓘ |
| notableWork | administrative reforms in British India ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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statesman ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBody |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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House of Lords ⓘ British Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| peerage | Peerage of Ireland ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Ireland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Andaman Islands
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British India ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Conservatism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Secretary for Ireland
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Viceroy of India ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of India
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ Member of the House of Lords ⓘ Viceroy of India ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| title | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
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Subject: Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo Description of subject: Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, was a 19th-century British Conservative politician and statesman who served as Viceroy and Governor-General of India until his assassination in 1872.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.