Lord Sumption
E168639
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
barrister
human
judge
legal historian
life peer
member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Lord Sumption is a prominent British barrister and legal historian who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord Sumption canonical | 11 |
| The Lord Sumption | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1424787 — 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: Lord Sumption Context triple: [Trinity Hall, Cambridge, hasAlumni, Lord Sumption]
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A.
Lord Denning
Lord Denning was a prominent 20th-century English judge and Master of the Rolls, renowned for his influential and often controversial judgments that shaped modern common law.
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B.
Lord Bingham of Cornhill
Lord Bingham of Cornhill was a highly respected British judge and law lord, widely regarded as one of the most influential jurists in modern UK legal history.
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C.
Viscount Goschen
Viscount Goschen is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom associated with the Goschen family, notably held by politicians and public servants.
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D.
Lord Irwin
Lord Irwin, later known as Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, was a British Conservative politician and statesman who served as Viceroy of India from 1926 to 1931 and later as Foreign Secretary during the critical pre–World War II years.
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E.
Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise
Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise is a British businessman and Conservative life peer best known for his leadership role at the retail company Next plc.
- 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: Lord Sumption Target entity description: Lord Sumption is a prominent British barrister and legal historian who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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A.
Lord Denning
Lord Denning was a prominent 20th-century English judge and Master of the Rolls, renowned for his influential and often controversial judgments that shaped modern common law.
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B.
Lord Bingham of Cornhill
Lord Bingham of Cornhill was a highly respected British judge and law lord, widely regarded as one of the most influential jurists in modern UK legal history.
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C.
Viscount Goschen
Viscount Goschen is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom associated with the Goschen family, notably held by politicians and public servants.
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D.
Lord Irwin
Lord Irwin, later known as Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, was a British Conservative politician and statesman who served as Viceroy of India from 1926 to 1931 and later as Foreign Secretary during the critical pre–World War II years.
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E.
Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise
Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise is a British businessman and Conservative life peer best known for his leadership role at the retail company Next plc.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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barrister ⓘ human ⓘ judge ⓘ legal historian ⓘ life peer ⓘ member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Queen Elizabeth II
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linked to:
Elizabeth II
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| appointedToOffice | Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1948-12-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London
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linked to:
London, England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| calledToTheBarAt | Inner Temple ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ⓘ
linked to:
United Kingdom
|
| dateOfAppointment | 2012-01-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
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Magdalen College, Oxford ⓘ |
| endTimeOfOffice | 2018-12-09 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
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legal history ⓘ medieval history ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix |
FRHistS
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PC ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
The Lord Sumption
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linked to:
Lord Sumption
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| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Fellowship of the Royal Historical Society
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Privy Council of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
Privy Council
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| name | Jonathan Philip Chadwick Sumption ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron Sumption ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-profile advocacy in the UK Supreme Court and House of Lords
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public commentary on constitutional law and civil liberties ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cursed Kings
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Divided Houses ⓘ Trial by Battle ⓘ Trial by Fire ⓘ multi-volume history of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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barrister ⓘ judge ⓘ lecturer ⓘ legal historian ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of the Royal Academy of Music
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Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong ⓘ member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ |
| specialization |
commercial law
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public law ⓘ |
| titleOfNobility | Baron Sumption, of Mount Harry in the County of East Sussex ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Sumption Description of subject: Lord Sumption is a prominent British barrister and legal historian who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lord Sumption
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