Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington
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Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington, was an 18th-century British lawyer and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor under King George III.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10147672 — 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: Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington Context triple: [Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, succeededBy, Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington]
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Nathaniel Ryder, 1st Baron Harrowby
Nathaniel Ryder, 1st Baron Harrowby was an 18th-century British politician and peer who served in the House of Commons before being elevated to the peerage.
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Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton
Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton, was a 19th-century British Conservative politician and landowner who served as a Member of Parliament and was later elevated to the peerage as Earl Egerton.
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C.
William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven
William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven, was a 17th-century English nobleman, soldier, and courtier who became a prominent royalist supporter of the House of Stuart and a major landowner and colonial proprietor.
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D.
Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough
Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough, was a prominent English nobleman, soldier, and politician known for his daring military leadership during the War of the Spanish Succession and his influential role in late 17th- and early 18th-century British politics.
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E.
Edward Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke
Edward Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke was an 18th-century British aristocrat and politician, heir to the Earldom of Sandwich and a member of the influential Montagu family.
- 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: Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington Target entity description: Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington, was an 18th-century British lawyer and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor under King George III.
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A.
Nathaniel Ryder, 1st Baron Harrowby
Nathaniel Ryder, 1st Baron Harrowby was an 18th-century British politician and peer who served in the House of Commons before being elevated to the peerage.
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B.
Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton
Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton, was a 19th-century British Conservative politician and landowner who served as a Member of Parliament and was later elevated to the peerage as Earl Egerton.
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C.
William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven
William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven, was a 17th-century English nobleman, soldier, and courtier who became a prominent royalist supporter of the House of Stuart and a major landowner and colonial proprietor.
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D.
Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough
Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough, was a prominent English nobleman, soldier, and politician known for his daring military leadership during the War of the Spanish Succession and his influential role in late 17th- and early 18th-century British politics.
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E.
Edward Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke
Edward Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke was an 18th-century British aristocrat and politician, heir to the Earldom of Sandwich and a member of the influential Montagu family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
ⓘ
Lord Chancellor of Great Britain ⓘ human ⓘ peer ⓘ |
| appointedToPeerage | 1760 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Northington, Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Lady Bridget Henley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lady Catherine Henley NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Jane Henley NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Mary Henley NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Henley, 2nd Earl of Northington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| createdBaronHenley | 1760 ⓘ |
| createdEarlOfNorthington | 1764 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1708-01-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1772-01-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Inner Temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St John’s College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ Winchester College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeAsLordChancellor | 1766 ⓘ |
| familyName | Henley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Anthony Henley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| memberOf | Inner Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchServed |
George II of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George III of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Mary Bertie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Baron Henley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl of Northington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in mid-18th-century British politics
ⓘ
service as Lord Chancellor under George III ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1767 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1757 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented |
Bath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buckingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | The Grange, Northington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | The Grange, Northington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Whig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney General to the Prince of Wales
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Lord Chancellor of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Keeper of the Great Seal NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| residence | The Grange, Northington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Jane Huband NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeAsLordChancellor | 1761 ⓘ |
| startTimeAsLordKeeperOfTheGreatSeal | 1757 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington Description of subject: Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington, was an 18th-century British lawyer and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor under King George III.
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