Viscount Radcliffe
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Viscount Radcliffe was a British peerage title held by Cyril Radcliffe, a prominent 20th-century British lawyer and civil servant best known for drawing the boundary lines (the Radcliffe Line) that partitioned India and Pakistan in 1947.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Viscount Radcliffe canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11591348 — 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.
Target entity: Viscount Radcliffe Context triple: [Baron Radcliffe, higherTitleHeldBySamePerson, Viscount Radcliffe]
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Viscount Osborne
Viscount Osborne was a courtesy title in the English peerage associated with the aristocratic Osborne family, notably borne by Peregrine Osborne before he became the 2nd Duke of Leeds.
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Viscount Woodstock
Viscount Woodstock is a courtesy title traditionally used by the heir apparent to the Duke of Portland in the British peerage.
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Viscount Caversham
Viscount Caversham is a British noble title historically associated with the Cadogan family, notably held by military commander William Cadogan in the early 18th century.
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Viscount Greenwood
Viscount Greenwood is a British peerage title created for Hamar Greenwood, a Canadian-born British politician who served as Chief Secretary for Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.
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Viscount Buxton
Viscount Buxton is a British peerage title created for Liberal politician and colonial administrator Sydney Buxton, who served as Governor-General of South Africa in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Viscount Radcliffe Target entity description: Viscount Radcliffe was a British peerage title held by Cyril Radcliffe, a prominent 20th-century British lawyer and civil servant best known for drawing the boundary lines (the Radcliffe Line) that partitioned India and Pakistan in 1947.
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A.
Viscount Osborne
Viscount Osborne was a courtesy title in the English peerage associated with the aristocratic Osborne family, notably borne by Peregrine Osborne before he became the 2nd Duke of Leeds.
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B.
Viscount Woodstock
Viscount Woodstock is a courtesy title traditionally used by the heir apparent to the Duke of Portland in the British peerage.
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C.
Viscount Caversham
Viscount Caversham is a British noble title historically associated with the Cadogan family, notably held by military commander William Cadogan in the early 18th century.
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D.
Viscount Greenwood
Viscount Greenwood is a British peerage title created for Hamar Greenwood, a Canadian-born British politician who served as Chief Secretary for Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.
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Viscount Buxton
Viscount Buxton is a British peerage title created for Liberal politician and colonial administrator Sydney Buxton, who served as Governor-General of South Africa in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British lawyer
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civil servant ⓘ hereditary title ⓘ historical event ⓘ human ⓘ international boundary ⓘ law lord ⓘ title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Dominion of India
NERFINISHED
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Dominion of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Partition of India
NERFINISHED
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Partition of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Radcliffe Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
India
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Pakistan ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| extinctionReason | died without male heirs ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
creation of India
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creation of Pakistan ⓘ |
| hasPart | drawing of the Radcliffe Line ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolder | Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1947 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Radcliffe Line
NERFINISHED
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role in the Partition of India ⓘ role in the creation of Pakistan’s borders ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe
NERFINISHED
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Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | drawing the boundary between India and Pakistan in 1947 ⓘ |
| notableWork | Radcliffe Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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civil servant ⓘ judge ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1947 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
NERFINISHED
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chair of boundary commissions for India and Pakistan ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Partition of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| title | Viscount Radcliffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Viscount Radcliffe Description of subject: Viscount Radcliffe was a British peerage title held by Cyril Radcliffe, a prominent 20th-century British lawyer and civil servant best known for drawing the boundary lines (the Radcliffe Line) that partitioned India and Pakistan in 1947.
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