1st Earl of Eldon
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The 1st Earl of Eldon was John Scott, a prominent British lawyer and Conservative politician who served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1st Earl of Eldon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10119432 — 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: 1st Earl of Eldon Context triple: [Lord Eldon, nobleTitle, 1st Earl of Eldon]
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A.
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, was an influential 18th-century British lawyer and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.
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B.
John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst
John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst was a prominent 19th-century British Conservative politician and lawyer who served three times as Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom.
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C.
Viscount Coke
Viscount Coke is a hereditary noble title in the British peerage associated with the prominent aristocratic Coke family.
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D.
Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst
Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst was a prominent British politician and statesman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, serving as Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies during the Napoleonic Wars.
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E.
Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst
Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst was a prominent British Tory politician and statesman who served as Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies during the early 19th century.
- 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: 1st Earl of Eldon Target entity description: The 1st Earl of Eldon was John Scott, a prominent British lawyer and Conservative politician who served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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A.
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, was an influential 18th-century British lawyer and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.
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B.
John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst
John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst was a prominent 19th-century British Conservative politician and lawyer who served three times as Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom.
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C.
Viscount Coke
Viscount Coke is a hereditary noble title in the British peerage associated with the prominent aristocratic Coke family.
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D.
Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst
Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst was a prominent British politician and statesman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, serving as Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies during the Napoleonic Wars.
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E.
Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst
Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst was a prominent British Tory politician and statesman who served as Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies during the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Earl in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ Lord Chancellor ⓘ human ⓘ judge ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1751-06-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| createdTitle |
Baron Eldon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl of Eldon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdTitleDate |
1799
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1821 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1838-01-13 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| educatedAt |
Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne
NERFINISHED
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University College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | William Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
English law
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equity law ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conservative approach to legal reform
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long tenure as Lord Chancellor ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Conservative
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Tory Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm |
George III
NERFINISHED
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George IV NERFINISHED ⓘ William IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Baron Eldon
NERFINISHED
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Earl of Eldon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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judge ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm |
MP for Boroughbridge
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MP for University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ MP for Weobley ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney General for England and Wales
NERFINISHED
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Lord Chancellor of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of Parliament ⓘ Solicitor General for England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence | Eldon House, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Surtees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1st Earl of Eldon Description of subject: The 1st Earl of Eldon was John Scott, a prominent British lawyer and Conservative politician who served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.