Lord Lieutenant of County Waterford
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The Lord Lieutenant of County Waterford was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Waterford, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord Lieutenant of County Waterford canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9271608 — 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: Lord Lieutenant of County Waterford Context triple: [James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon, positionHeld, Lord Lieutenant of County Waterford]
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A.
Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford
The Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Wexford, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
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B.
Lord Lieutenant of County Kilkenny
The Lord Lieutenant of County Kilkenny was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Kilkenny, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
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C.
Lord Lieutenant of County Laois
The Lord Lieutenant of County Laois was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Laois, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy before the office was abolished.
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D.
Lord Lieutenant of County Louth
The Lord Lieutenant of County Louth was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Louth, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy.
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E.
Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath
The Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Westmeath, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and civic functions.
- 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: Lord Lieutenant of County Waterford Target entity description: The Lord Lieutenant of County Waterford was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Waterford, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
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A.
Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford
The Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Wexford, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
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B.
Lord Lieutenant of County Kilkenny
The Lord Lieutenant of County Kilkenny was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Kilkenny, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
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C.
Lord Lieutenant of County Laois
The Lord Lieutenant of County Laois was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Laois, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy before the office was abolished.
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D.
Lord Lieutenant of County Louth
The Lord Lieutenant of County Louth was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Louth, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy.
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E.
Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath
The Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Westmeath, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and civic functions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crown appointment in Ireland
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ceremonial office ⓘ county lieutenancy ⓘ |
| abolished | 1922 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | County Waterford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | British monarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
History of County Waterford
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Positions of authority under the British Crown in Ireland ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endCause | establishment of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| followedBy | no direct successor office in the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
local ceremonial duties
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oversight of local administration ⓘ oversight of the county militia ⓘ representing the British Crown in County Waterford ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
civil administration in County Waterford (in a representative capacity)
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county militia (in a supervisory capacity) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century Ireland
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early 20th century Ireland ⓘ |
| inception | 1831 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | British administrative system in Ireland ⓘ |
| legalStatus | Crown office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
County Waterford
NERFINISHED
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Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderOf | representative of the British monarch in County Waterford ⓘ |
| officeMergedWith | Custos Rotulorum of County Waterford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeScope | county ⓘ |
| officeType | county-level office ⓘ |
| partOf | Lord Lieutenancies in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | lieutenants of counties in Ireland ⓘ |
| replaces | Custos Rotulorum of County Waterford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | County Waterford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Dublin Castle administration
NERFINISHED
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Lord Lieutenant of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedStyle |
Lord Lieutenant
NERFINISHED
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The Right Honourable ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Lieutenant of County Waterford Description of subject: The Lord Lieutenant of County Waterford was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Waterford, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
Referenced by (1)
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