Baron Clinton
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Baron Clinton is an ancient English peerage title, one of the oldest in the House of Lords, historically associated with prominent noble families and often held as a subsidiary dignity by higher-ranking peers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baron Clinton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5743626 — 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 Clinton Context triple: [Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, subsidiaryTitle, Baron Clinton]
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A.
John Carteret
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, was an 18th-century British statesman and nobleman known for his influential roles in government and his involvement in colonial administration.
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B.
Serranus Clinton Hastings
Serranus Clinton Hastings was a 19th-century American lawyer, politician, and philanthropist who became a prominent figure in California’s early legal and political history, including founding the law school that long bore his name.
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C.
Stephen Van Rensselaer
Stephen Van Rensselaer was a prominent early American landowner, politician, and philanthropist best known as the patroon of Rensselaerswyck and co-founder of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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D.
William De Witt
William De Witt is a personal name borne by various individuals, most commonly associated with people of Dutch or American heritage.
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E.
Tristram E. Speaker
Tristram E. "Tris" Speaker was a Hall of Fame American baseball center fielder renowned for his exceptional defensive play and one of the highest career batting averages in Major League Baseball history.
- 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 Clinton Target entity description: Baron Clinton is an ancient English peerage title, one of the oldest in the House of Lords, historically associated with prominent noble families and often held as a subsidiary dignity by higher-ranking peers.
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A.
John Carteret
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, was an 18th-century British statesman and nobleman known for his influential roles in government and his involvement in colonial administration.
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B.
Serranus Clinton Hastings
Serranus Clinton Hastings was a 19th-century American lawyer, politician, and philanthropist who became a prominent figure in California’s early legal and political history, including founding the law school that long bore his name.
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C.
Stephen Van Rensselaer
Stephen Van Rensselaer was a prominent early American landowner, politician, and philanthropist best known as the patroon of Rensselaerswyck and co-founder of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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D.
William De Witt
William De Witt is a personal name borne by various individuals, most commonly associated with people of Dutch or American heritage.
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E.
Tristram E. Speaker
Tristram E. "Tris" Speaker was a Hall of Fame American baseball center fielder renowned for his exceptional defensive play and one of the highest career batting averages in Major League Baseball history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
barony
ⓘ
peerage title ⓘ |
| associatedWithHouseOfLords | true ⓘ |
| associatedWithNobleHouse |
House of Clinton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Pelham-Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ Trefusis family of Trefusis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canFallIntoAbeyance | true ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient English baronies
ⓘ
Baronies in the Peerage of England ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| createdBy | King Edward I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creationDate | 1298 ⓘ |
| creationType | by writ ⓘ |
| firstHolder | John de Clinton, 1st Baron Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHolderTitle | John de Clinton, 1st Baron Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSummonedBy | Edward I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSummonsToParliament | 6 February 1299 ⓘ |
| hasMultipleCreations | true ⓘ |
| hasSpecialRemainderPotential | true ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaArticle | true ⓘ |
| heldAsSubsidiaryTitleOf |
Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl of Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Huntingdon NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldByFamily |
Clinton family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pelham-Clinton family NERFINISHED ⓘ Trefusis family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | one of the oldest English baronies still extant or historically significant ⓘ |
| inheritanceRule | heirs general ⓘ |
| isAmongOldestBaronies | true ⓘ |
| isAncientTitle | true ⓘ |
| isHereditary | true ⓘ |
| laterJurisdiction | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToRegion |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ Warwickshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | baron ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert George William Trefusis, 17th Baron Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryStatus | barony by writ ⓘ |
| seatAssociatedWith | Maxstoke Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatCounty | Warwickshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfHolder | Lord Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleStatus | extant (subject to abeyance or complex succession at times) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baron Clinton Description of subject: Baron Clinton is an ancient English peerage title, one of the oldest in the House of Lords, historically associated with prominent noble families and often held as a subsidiary dignity by higher-ranking peers.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.