Baron Sumption
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British historian
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
barrister
human
judge
life peer
Baron Sumption is a British historian, barrister, and former Justice of the UK Supreme Court renowned for his major role in public law and his multi-volume history of the Hundred Years’ War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baron Sumption canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baron Sumption Context triple: [Lord Sumption, nobleTitle, Baron Sumption]
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Baron Beveridge
Baron Beveridge is a British peerage title associated with William Beveridge, the influential economist and social reformer whose work laid the foundations of the modern welfare state.
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Baron Heseltine
Baron Heseltine is the life peerage title in the House of Lords held by British Conservative politician and businessman Michael Heseltine.
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Baron Romsey
Baron Romsey is a British noble title in the peerage associated with the Mountbatten family, notably held by Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma.
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Baron Okingham
Baron Okingham is a noble title historically associated with Prince George of Denmark, the consort of Queen Anne of Great Britain.
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Baron Cecil
Baron Cecil is a British peerage title historically associated with the aristocratic Cecil family and held as a subsidiary honor by the Marquess of Salisbury.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baron Sumption Target entity description: Baron Sumption is a British historian, barrister, and former Justice of the UK Supreme Court renowned for his major role in public law and his multi-volume history of the Hundred Years’ War.
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A.
Baron Beveridge
Baron Beveridge is a British peerage title associated with William Beveridge, the influential economist and social reformer whose work laid the foundations of the modern welfare state.
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B.
Baron Heseltine
Baron Heseltine is the life peerage title in the House of Lords held by British Conservative politician and businessman Michael Heseltine.
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C.
Baron Romsey
Baron Romsey is a British noble title in the peerage associated with the Mountbatten family, notably held by Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma.
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D.
Baron Okingham
Baron Okingham is a noble title historically associated with Prince George of Denmark, the consort of Queen Anne of Great Britain.
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E.
Baron Cecil
Baron Cecil is a British peerage title historically associated with the aristocratic Cecil family and held as a subsidiary honor by the Marquess of Salisbury.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British historian
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Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ barrister ⓘ human ⓘ judge ⓘ life peer ⓘ |
| academicDegree | First-class degree in history ⓘ |
| appointedToPositionBy | David Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
commercial law
ⓘ
public law ⓘ |
| calledToTheBarAt | Inner Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfAppointment | 2011-05-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1948-12-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfPeerageCreation | 2012-01-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
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Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2018-12-09 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
ⓘ
medieval history ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| hasGivenLectureAt | Reith Lectures (BBC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodResearched | Hundred Years’ War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Lord Sumption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
multi-volume history of the Hundred Years’ War
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public commentary on constitutional and civil liberties issues ⓘ service as Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalProfession | Queen's Counsel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Court of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Jonathan Philip Chadwick Sumption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | criticisms of government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Hundred Years War, Volume I: Trial by Battle
NERFINISHED
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The Hundred Years War, Volume II: Trial by Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hundred Years War, Volume III: Divided Houses NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hundred Years War, Volume IV: Cursed Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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barrister ⓘ historian ⓘ judge ⓘ |
| peerageOf | Life peerage in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| peerageTitle | Baron Sumption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| politicalAffiliation | crossbench ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (de facto, as Justice of the Supreme Court) NERFINISHED ⓘ Non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong ⓘ |
| sitsIn | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Teresa Sumption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2012-01-11 ⓘ |
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