Sir Walter James
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Sir Walter James was a prominent Australian lawyer and politician who served as the fourth Premier of Western Australia in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir Walter James canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10781630 — 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: Sir Walter James Context triple: [Treasurer of Western Australia, officeHoldersInclude, Sir Walter James]
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A.
Sir John Willison
Sir John Willison was a prominent Canadian journalist and newspaper editor known for his influential role in early 20th-century political and public affairs.
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B.
Sir Walter Parratt
Sir Walter Parratt was a prominent English organist, composer, and teacher who served as Master of the Queen’s Music and held several prestigious church and court musical appointments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Sir James Altham
Sir James Altham was an English judge of the early 17th century, best known for serving as one of the chief justices at the notorious Pendle witch trials of 1612.
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D.
Sir John Thomas
Sir John Thomas is a distinguished British judge and legal figure who studied at Jesus College, Oxford.
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E.
Sir William Hodge
Sir William Hodge was a distinguished British judge who served as a Lord Justice of Appeal and was known for his significant contributions to the English legal system.
- 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: Sir Walter James Target entity description: Sir Walter James was a prominent Australian lawyer and politician who served as the fourth Premier of Western Australia in the early 20th century.
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A.
Sir John Willison
Sir John Willison was a prominent Canadian journalist and newspaper editor known for his influential role in early 20th-century political and public affairs.
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B.
Sir Walter Parratt
Sir Walter Parratt was a prominent English organist, composer, and teacher who served as Master of the Queen’s Music and held several prestigious church and court musical appointments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Sir James Altham
Sir James Altham was an English judge of the early 17th century, best known for serving as one of the chief justices at the notorious Pendle witch trials of 1612.
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D.
Sir John Thomas
Sir John Thomas is a distinguished British judge and legal figure who studied at Jesus College, Oxford.
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E.
Sir William Hodge
Sir William Hodge was a distinguished British judge who served as a Lord Justice of Appeal and was known for his significant contributions to the English legal system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Premier of Western Australia
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1863-03-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Arthur James
NERFINISHED
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Emily James NERFINISHED ⓘ Harold James NERFINISHED ⓘ John James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfActivity | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Australia
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Colony of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1943-01-03 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Perth, Western Australia, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Melbourne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wesley College, Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| honour | Knight Bachelor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to constitutional reform in Western Australia
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serving as fourth Premier of Western Australia ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | Edward VII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | advocacy for responsible government in Western Australia ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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politician ⓘ solicitor ⓘ |
| officeNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBody | Parliament of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | liberal ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney-General of Western Australia
NERFINISHED
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Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly ⓘ Premier of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | George Leake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| profession | law ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedDistrict | East Perth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Perth, Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Roberta Jull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Henry Daglish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEndAsPremier | 1904-08-10 ⓘ |
| termStartAsPremier | 1902-07-01 ⓘ |
| title | Sir Walter James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sir Walter James Description of subject: Sir Walter James was a prominent Australian lawyer and politician who served as the fourth Premier of Western Australia in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Karrakatta Cemetery