Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian
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Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian, was a British diplomat, politician, and key interwar statesman who served as UK Ambassador to the United States during the early years of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7610689 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian Context triple: [Milner's Kindergarten, hasMember, Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian]
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William Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine
William Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and Jacobite leader who played a key role in multiple uprisings to restore the Stuart monarchy.
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B.
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute was a wealthy 19th-century Scottish aristocrat and industrialist best known for transforming Cardiff through extensive architectural patronage and development, including major works on Cardiff Castle.
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C.
James Duff, 5th Earl Fife
James Duff, 5th Earl Fife, was a Scottish nobleman and peer who held the earldom of Fife in the 19th century and was part of a prominent aristocratic family later connected to the British royal family.
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D.
Viscount Dalrymple
Viscount Dalrymple is a courtesy title historically used by the heir apparent to the Earldom of Stair in the Scottish peerage.
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E.
John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, was a prominent 19th-century British nobleman and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada and played a key role in the country's intellectual and political life.
- 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: Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian Target entity description: Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian, was a British diplomat, politician, and key interwar statesman who served as UK Ambassador to the United States during the early years of World War II.
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A.
William Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine
William Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and Jacobite leader who played a key role in multiple uprisings to restore the Stuart monarchy.
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B.
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute was a wealthy 19th-century Scottish aristocrat and industrialist best known for transforming Cardiff through extensive architectural patronage and development, including major works on Cardiff Castle.
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C.
James Duff, 5th Earl Fife
James Duff, 5th Earl Fife, was a Scottish nobleman and peer who held the earldom of Fife in the 19th century and was part of a prominent aristocratic family later connected to the British royal family.
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D.
Viscount Dalrymple
Viscount Dalrymple is a courtesy title historically used by the heir apparent to the Earldom of Stair in the Scottish peerage.
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E.
John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, was a prominent 19th-century British nobleman and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada and played a key role in the country's intellectual and political life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British diplomat
ⓘ
British politician ⓘ ambassador ⓘ human ⓘ peer of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Neville Chamberlain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bequest | Blickling Hall to the National Trust ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cirrhosis of the liver ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1882-04-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1940-12-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
ⓘ
New College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1940-12-12 ⓘ |
| familyName | Kerr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Philip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldPosition | British Ambassador to the United States ⓘ |
| memberOf | Round Table movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Liberal Party (UK)
NERFINISHED
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National Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 11th Marquess of Lothian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of closer Anglo-American relations
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role in securing early U.S. support for Britain in World War II ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ journalist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Paris Peace Conference (1919)
NERFINISHED
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World War I diplomacy NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II diplomacy ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| placeOfDeath |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sir Ronald Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| residence |
Blickling Hall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newbattle Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAsPrivateSecretaryTo | David Lloyd George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Neville Chamberlain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Winston Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1939-08-01 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Lord Halifax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
Earl of Ancram
NERFINISHED
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Viscount of Jedburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedFor |
British government
NERFINISHED
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The Round Table journal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian Description of subject: Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian, was a British diplomat, politician, and key interwar statesman who served as UK Ambassador to the United States during the early years of World War II.
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