Alexander Cockburn (Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales)
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Alexander Cockburn was a prominent 19th-century British jurist who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and played a key role in several landmark legal and political cases.
All labels observed (1)
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| Alexander Cockburn (Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7765803 — 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: Alexander Cockburn (Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales) Context triple: [Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn, child, Alexander Cockburn (Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales)]
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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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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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Lord Woolf
Lord Woolf is a prominent British jurist who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and is noted for major reforms to the civil justice system.
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D.
Edward Coke Crow
Edward Coke Crow was an American lawyer and politician who served as Attorney General of Missouri in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
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.
- 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: Alexander Cockburn (Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales) Target entity description: Alexander Cockburn was a prominent 19th-century British jurist who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and played a key role in several landmark legal and political cases.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Lord Woolf
Lord Woolf is a prominent British jurist who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and is noted for major reforms to the civil justice system.
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D.
Edward Coke Crow
Edward Coke Crow was an American lawyer and politician who served as Attorney General of Missouri in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British judge
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Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales ⓘ barrister ⓘ human ⓘ jurist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1802-12-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Altona
NERFINISHED
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Duchy of Holstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1880-11-20 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| educatedAt |
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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University of Edinburgh ⓘ University of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cockburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
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criminal law ⓘ law ⓘ |
| fullName | Alexander James Edmund Cockburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Baronet
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Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence on 19th-century English criminal law
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leading role in the Tichborne case ⓘ role in the Alabama Claims arbitration tribunal ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Inner Temple
NERFINISHED
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Privy Council ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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| name | Alexander Cockburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 10th Baronet Cockburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Judgment in R v. Bertrand (1867)
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Judgment in R v. Castro (Tichborne case) NERFINISHED ⓘ Judgment in R v. Negus (1868) NERFINISHED ⓘ Participation in the Alabama Claims arbitration ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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judge ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup |
Liberal Party (UK)
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Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney General for England and Wales
NERFINISHED
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Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of Parliament ⓘ Solicitor General for England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedInParliament |
Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth
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Member of Parliament for Southampton ⓘ |
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Subject: Alexander Cockburn (Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales) Description of subject: Alexander Cockburn was a prominent 19th-century British jurist who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and played a key role in several landmark legal and political cases.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn
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child
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Alexander Cockburn (Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales)
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