William Robert Wellesley Peel, 2nd Earl Peel
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William Robert Wellesley Peel, 2nd Earl Peel, was a British Conservative politician and peer best known for leading the 1936–37 royal commission on the future of Palestine that recommended its partition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Robert Wellesley Peel, 2nd Earl Peel canonical | 2 |
| William Robert Wellesley Peel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9852346 — 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: William Robert Wellesley Peel, 2nd Earl Peel Context triple: [Peel Commission inquiry, chairperson, William Robert Wellesley Peel, 2nd Earl Peel]
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A.
Frederick Oliver Robinson, 2nd Marquess of Ripon
Frederick Oliver Robinson, 2nd Marquess of Ripon, was a British Liberal politician and peer who held various court and ceremonial offices in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen
George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman, lawyer, and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor of Scotland under Charles II.
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C.
George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon
George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon, was a prominent 19th-century British Liberal statesman and colonial administrator who notably served as Viceroy of India and held several high-ranking political offices.
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D.
George Hamilton-Gordon, 5th Earl of Aberdeen
George Hamilton-Gordon, 5th Earl of Aberdeen, was a British peer and politician who served as a Conservative Member of Parliament in the mid-19th century.
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E.
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, was a 19th-century British Conservative statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852 to 1855.
- 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: William Robert Wellesley Peel, 2nd Earl Peel Target entity description: William Robert Wellesley Peel, 2nd Earl Peel, was a British Conservative politician and peer best known for leading the 1936–37 royal commission on the future of Palestine that recommended its partition.
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A.
Frederick Oliver Robinson, 2nd Marquess of Ripon
Frederick Oliver Robinson, 2nd Marquess of Ripon, was a British Liberal politician and peer who held various court and ceremonial offices in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen
George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman, lawyer, and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor of Scotland under Charles II.
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C.
George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon
George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon, was a prominent 19th-century British Liberal statesman and colonial administrator who notably served as Viceroy of India and held several high-ranking political offices.
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D.
George Hamilton-Gordon, 5th Earl of Aberdeen
George Hamilton-Gordon, 5th Earl of Aberdeen, was a British peer and politician who served as a Conservative Member of Parliament in the mid-19th century.
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E.
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, was a 19th-century British Conservative statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852 to 1855.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British peer
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Conservative Party politician ⓘ human ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| child | Arthur William Ashton Peel, 3rd Earl Peel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1867-10-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1937-09-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harrow School ⓘ |
| familyName | Peel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Arthur Peel, 1st Viscount Peel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName |
Robert
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Wellesley NERFINISHED ⓘ William ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| knownFor |
chairing the 1936–37 Royal Commission on Palestine
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recommending partition of Palestine ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Privy Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
|
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| militaryService | British Army ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 2nd Earl Peel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
1937 report recommending partition of Mandatory Palestine
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Peel Commission report on the future of Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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peer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm |
Member of Parliament for Manchester South
ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Taunton ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| positionHeld |
Chair of the Peel Commission
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Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ First Commissioner of Works NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Privy Seal ⓘ Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ Member of the House of Lords ⓘ Secretary of State for India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| royalCommission | Palestine Royal Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Honourable Eleanor Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleInheritedFrom | Arthur Peel, 1st Viscount Peel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Robert Wellesley Peel, 2nd Earl Peel Description of subject: William Robert Wellesley Peel, 2nd Earl Peel, was a British Conservative politician and peer best known for leading the 1936–37 royal commission on the future of Palestine that recommended its partition.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
William Robert Wellesley Peel