Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford
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Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, was a British Labour politician, social reformer, and Catholic convert known for his campaigns on prison reform and his controversial support for the Moors murderer Myra Hindley.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford canonical | 2 |
| Lord Longford | 2 |
| 7th Earl of Longford | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3292250 — 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: Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford Context triple: [Longford, subject, Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford]
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William Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork
William Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork, was a senior British Royal Navy admiral who played a prominent role in World War II naval operations.
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Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde
Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Black Douglas family who played a leading role in their final rebellion against King James II of Scotland.
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Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, was an 18th-century British statesman and nobleman who held high offices including Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Lord Chamberlain.
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Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, was a British royal and military officer who served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa and later of Canada in the early 20th century.
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Edward Short, Baron Glenamara
Edward Short, Baron Glenamara was a British Labour politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the House of Commons in the 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford Target entity description: Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, was a British Labour politician, social reformer, and Catholic convert known for his campaigns on prison reform and his controversial support for the Moors murderer Myra Hindley.
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A.
William Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork
William Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork, was a senior British Royal Navy admiral who played a prominent role in World War II naval operations.
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B.
Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde
Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Black Douglas family who played a leading role in their final rebellion against King James II of Scotland.
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C.
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, was an 18th-century British statesman and nobleman who held high offices including Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Lord Chamberlain.
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D.
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, was a British royal and military officer who served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa and later of Canada in the early 20th century.
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E.
Edward Short, Baron Glenamara
Edward Short, Baron Glenamara was a British Labour politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the House of Commons in the 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Earl in the Peerage of Ireland ⓘ Labour Party politician ⓘ Roman Catholic convert ⓘ human ⓘ peer ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| causeAdvocated |
prison reform
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rehabilitation of offenders ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| child |
Antonia Fraser
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surface form:
Lady Antonia Fraser
Rachel Billington ⓘ Thomas Pakenham ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Ireland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
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New College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Pakenham ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
penal policy
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politics ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| givenName | Francis ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Lords ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
| name | Frank Pakenham ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
7th Earl of Longford
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| notableFor |
controversial visits to prisoners
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moral crusades ⓘ strong Christian beliefs ⓘ support for Myra Hindley, one of the Moors murderers ⓘ |
| notableWork |
campaigns for prison reform
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public support for Myra Hindley ⓘ support for rehabilitation of prisoners ⓘ |
| occupation |
biographer
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politician ⓘ social reformer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
First Lord of the Admiralty
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Leader of the House of Lords ⓘ Lord President of the Council ⓘ Lord Privy Seal ⓘ Lord-in-waiting ⓘ Minister of Civil Aviation ⓘ Paymaster General of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Paymaster General
Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Pakenham, Countess of Longford ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
Frank Pakenham
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surface form:
Baron Pakenham
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Subject: Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford Description of subject: Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, was a British Labour politician, social reformer, and Catholic convert known for his campaigns on prison reform and his controversial support for the Moors murderer Myra Hindley.
Referenced by (5)
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