Lord De La Warr
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Lord De La Warr is the title held by Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman best known for his role in the early English colonization of North America, including lending his name to the colony of Delaware.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord De La Warr canonical | 4 |
| Baron De La Warr | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3534774 — 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: Lord De La Warr Context triple: [Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, knownAs, Lord De La Warr]
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John Mordaunt
John Mordaunt is a relative of British Conservative politician Penny Mordaunt, who has served as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council.
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William Dorrington
William Dorrington was a Jacobite military officer who served as a senior commander in the Irish Williamite War, notably leading forces at major engagements such as the Battle of Aughrim.
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Lord Chelmsford
Lord Chelmsford was a British colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of India during World War I and co-authored the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms that reshaped Indian constitutional governance.
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Sir William Hotham
Sir William Hotham was a British Royal Navy officer and administrator who rose to senior command and later held high-level governmental naval posts in the early 19th century.
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George Wyndham
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lord De La Warr Target entity description: Lord De La Warr is the title held by Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman best known for his role in the early English colonization of North America, including lending his name to the colony of Delaware.
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A.
John Mordaunt
John Mordaunt is a relative of British Conservative politician Penny Mordaunt, who has served as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council.
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B.
William Dorrington
William Dorrington was a Jacobite military officer who served as a senior commander in the Irish Williamite War, notably leading forces at major engagements such as the Battle of Aughrim.
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C.
Lord Chelmsford
Lord Chelmsford was a British colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of India during World War I and co-authored the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms that reshaped Indian constitutional governance.
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D.
Sir William Hotham
Sir William Hotham was a British Royal Navy officer and administrator who rose to senior command and later held high-level governmental naval posts in the early 19th century.
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E.
George Wyndham
George Wyndham was a British Conservative politician and influential statesman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, noted for his role in Irish land reform and his contributions to literature and public life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English nobleman
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colonial governor ⓘ member of the English peerage ⓘ |
| activity | oversaw military campaigns against Indigenous peoples in Virginia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Virginia Company of London
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early English–Indigenous relations in Virginia ⓘ |
| colonialRoleType | royal appointee ⓘ |
| colonyAssociatedWith |
Jamestown
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Colony and Dominion of Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Colony
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| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| culturalContext | English aristocracy ⓘ |
| eponymOf |
Delaware Bay
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Delaware Colony ⓘ Delaware River ⓘ Delaware people (Lenape) name in English usage ⓘ Delaware ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. state of Delaware
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| familyName | West ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| governedSettlement |
Jamestown
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surface form:
Jamestown, Virginia
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| governedTerritory |
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
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surface form:
English colony of Virginia
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| historicalPeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| influenced | English colonial policy in Virginia ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
name preserved in multiple North American geographic features
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symbol of early English imperial presence in America ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | English Army ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
Powhatan Wars
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surface form:
Anglo-Powhatan Wars
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| monarchServed |
James VI and I
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surface form:
James I of England
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| nobleFamily | West family ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Lord De La Warr
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Baron De La Warr
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| notableFor |
association with the naming of Delaware
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role in early English colonization of North America ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber |
Thomas West 3rd Baron De La Warr
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surface form:
3rd Baron De La Warr
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| politicalAlignment |
Kingdom of England
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surface form:
English Crown
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| positionHeld |
governor and captain-general of Virginia
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governor of the Jamestown colony ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
England
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North America ⓘ Colony and Dominion of Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Colony
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| roleInColonization |
helped stabilize the Jamestown settlement
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implemented strict discipline in the Virginia colony ⓘ supported expansion of English settlements in North America ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | Atlantic seaboard of North America ⓘ |
| title | Lord De La Warr self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| titleStyle | Lord De La Warr self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
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Subject: Lord De La Warr Description of subject: Lord De La Warr is the title held by Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman best known for his role in the early English colonization of North America, including lending his name to the colony of Delaware.
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