Baron Hurd of Westwell
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Baron Hurd of Westwell is the life peerage in the House of Lords held by Douglas Hurd, a prominent British Conservative politician and former Foreign Secretary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baron Hurd of Westwell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3118109 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baron Hurd of Westwell Context triple: [Douglas Hurd, nobleTitle, Baron Hurd of Westwell]
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A.
Baron Hague of Richmond
Baron Hague of Richmond is the life peerage title held by William Hague, a former UK Foreign Secretary and Conservative Party leader, in the House of Lords.
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B.
Baron Spencer of Wormleighton
Baron Spencer of Wormleighton is a hereditary title in the Peerage of England held by the aristocratic Spencer-Churchill family, historically associated with prominent political and social influence.
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C.
Lord Burnett of Maldon
Lord Burnett of Maldon is a senior British judge who serves as the head of the judiciary and president of the courts of England and Wales.
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D.
Baron Cunningham of Hyndhope
Baron Cunningham of Hyndhope is the life peerage title held by British Labour politician Andrew Cunningham, granting him a seat in the House of Lords.
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E.
Baron Pitt of Hampstead
Baron Pitt of Hampstead is a British peerage title associated with the Pitt family, historically linked to political influence and public service in the United Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baron Hurd of Westwell Target entity description: Baron Hurd of Westwell is the life peerage in the House of Lords held by Douglas Hurd, a prominent British Conservative politician and former Foreign Secretary.
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A.
Baron Hague of Richmond
Baron Hague of Richmond is the life peerage title held by William Hague, a former UK Foreign Secretary and Conservative Party leader, in the House of Lords.
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B.
Baron Spencer of Wormleighton
Baron Spencer of Wormleighton is a hereditary title in the Peerage of England held by the aristocratic Spencer-Churchill family, historically associated with prominent political and social influence.
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C.
Lord Burnett of Maldon
Lord Burnett of Maldon is a senior British judge who serves as the head of the judiciary and president of the courts of England and Wales.
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D.
Baron Cunningham of Hyndhope
Baron Cunningham of Hyndhope is the life peerage title held by British Labour politician Andrew Cunningham, granting him a seat in the House of Lords.
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E.
Baron Pitt of Hampstead
Baron Pitt of Hampstead is a British peerage title associated with the Pitt family, historically linked to political influence and public service in the United Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
life peerage
ⓘ
title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWithGovernmentOffice | Foreign and Commonwealth Office ⓘ |
| chamber | House of Lords ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| grantedTo | Douglas Hurd ⓘ |
| heldBy | Douglas Hurd ⓘ |
| hereditary | no ⓘ |
| holderNotableFor |
service as British Foreign Secretary
ⓘ
service as a senior Conservative politician ⓘ |
| holderPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| holderPosition | former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| house | House of Lords ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legislativeRole | provides seat in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Douglas Hurd ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Baron ⓘ |
| peerageSystem | Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| peerageType | life peerage ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliationOfHolder | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| status | extant ⓘ |
| succession | non-hereditary ⓘ |
| titleHolderFamilyName | Hurd ⓘ |
| titleHolderGivenName | Douglas ⓘ |
| titleHolderOccupation | politician ⓘ |
| titleStyle | Baron ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baron Hurd of Westwell Description of subject: Baron Hurd of Westwell is the life peerage in the House of Lords held by Douglas Hurd, a prominent British Conservative politician and former Foreign Secretary.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.