Lord William Hunter
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Lord William Hunter was a British judge and colonial administrator best known for leading the Hunter Commission that investigated the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre in India.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British judge
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colonial administrator → person → |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom → |
| employer |
UK government
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surface form: "British Government"
Government of India → |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish → |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial administration
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law → |
| hasRole |
commission chair
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investigator of colonial violence → |
| honorificTitle | Lord → |
| jurisdiction |
British India
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United Kingdom → |
| knownFor |
chairing the Hunter Commission
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investigation of the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre → |
| languageSpoken | English → |
| memberOf | British judiciary → |
| name |
Lord William Hunter
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surface form: "William Hunter"
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| notableEvent | Jallianwala Bagh massacre inquiry → |
| notableWork | Hunter Commission report on the Jallianwala Bagh massacre → |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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judge → lawyer → |
| partOf |
British Empire legal system
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surface form: "British colonial legal system"
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| placeOfActivity |
India
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED → |
| positionHeld |
chair of the Hunter Commission
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member of the Hunter Commission → |
| subjectOf |
historical studies on the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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scholarly works on British imperial justice → |
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this entity surface form: "William Hunter"