Thomas Henry Bingham
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Thomas Henry Bingham, later known as Lord Bingham of Cornhill, was a highly respected British judge who served as Senior Law Lord and is often regarded as one of the most influential jurists in modern UK legal history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Henry Bingham canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7296882 — 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: Thomas Henry Bingham Context triple: [Lord Bingham of Cornhill, birthName, Thomas Henry Bingham]
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Lord Denning
Lord Denning was a prominent 20th-century English judge and Master of the Rolls, renowned for his influential and often controversial judgments that shaped modern common law.
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B.
Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury is a British judge who served as President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2017.
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C.
Lord Sumption
Lord Sumption is a prominent British barrister and legal historian who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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D.
Lord Chief Justice Rufus Isaacs
Lord Chief Justice Rufus Isaacs, later created the 1st Marquess of Reading, was a prominent British lawyer, Liberal politician, and judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and later as Viceroy of India.
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E.
Baroness Hale of Richmond
Baroness Hale of Richmond is a British jurist who became the first woman to serve as President of the Supreme Court of 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: Thomas Henry Bingham Target entity description: Thomas Henry Bingham, later known as Lord Bingham of Cornhill, was a highly respected British judge who served as Senior Law Lord and is often regarded as one of the most influential jurists in modern UK legal history.
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A.
Lord Denning
Lord Denning was a prominent 20th-century English judge and Master of the Rolls, renowned for his influential and often controversial judgments that shaped modern common law.
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B.
Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury is a British judge who served as President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2017.
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C.
Lord Sumption
Lord Sumption is a prominent British barrister and legal historian who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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D.
Lord Chief Justice Rufus Isaacs
Lord Chief Justice Rufus Isaacs, later created the 1st Marquess of Reading, was a prominent British lawyer, Liberal politician, and judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and later as Viceroy of India.
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E.
Baroness Hale of Richmond
Baroness Hale of Richmond is a British jurist who became the first woman to serve as President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British judge
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human ⓘ jurist ⓘ life peer ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
United Kingdom legal system
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common law world ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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| describedBySource | modern UK legal history ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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Sedbergh School NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName | Bingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
human rights law
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law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
membership of the Privy Council
ⓘ
senior judicial offices in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Lord Bingham of Cornhill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Lords
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Judicial Committee of the House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ Privy Council ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
|
| middleName | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most influential modern British judges
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contributions to the development of human rights jurisprudence in the UK ⓘ judicial leadership in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| notableIdea | modern articulation of the rule of law in the UK ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bingham on the Rule of Law
NERFINISHED
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The Rule of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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barrister ⓘ judge ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| peerage | Life peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
High Court judge
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Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Justice of Appeal NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord of Appeal in Ordinary NERFINISHED ⓘ Master of the Rolls NERFINISHED ⓘ Senior Law Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary ⓘ |
| title | Baron Bingham of Cornhill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
England and Wales
NERFINISHED
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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Instruction
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Subject: Thomas Henry Bingham Description of subject: Thomas Henry Bingham, later known as Lord Bingham of Cornhill, was a highly respected British judge who served as Senior Law Lord and is often regarded as one of the most influential jurists in modern UK legal history.
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