Sir William Deane
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Sir William Deane is an Australian lawyer, judge, and statesman who served as the 22nd Governor-General of Australia from 1996 to 2001.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir William Deane canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1797986 — 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 William Deane Context triple: [St Edward's School, Oxford, hasAlumni, Sir William Deane]
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A.
George Gavan Duffy
George Gavan Duffy was an Irish politician, lawyer, and judge who served as one of the signatories of the Anglo-Irish Treaty and later became Chief Justice of Ireland.
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B.
Reginald McKenna
Reginald McKenna was a British Liberal politician who held several senior government posts, including Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, during the early 20th century.
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C.
Edward Short, Baron Glenamara
Edward Short, Baron Glenamara was a British Labour politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the House of Commons in the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
Lewis Vernon Harcourt
Lewis Vernon Harcourt was a British Liberal politician and colonial administrator who served as Secretary of State for the Colonies in the early 20th century.
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E.
Edward Carson
Edward Carson was a prominent Irish unionist politician and barrister best known for leading opposition to Irish Home Rule in the early 20th 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: Sir William Deane Target entity description: Sir William Deane is an Australian lawyer, judge, and statesman who served as the 22nd Governor-General of Australia from 1996 to 2001.
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A.
George Gavan Duffy
George Gavan Duffy was an Irish politician, lawyer, and judge who served as one of the signatories of the Anglo-Irish Treaty and later became Chief Justice of Ireland.
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B.
Reginald McKenna
Reginald McKenna was a British Liberal politician who held several senior government posts, including Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, during the early 20th century.
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C.
Edward Short, Baron Glenamara
Edward Short, Baron Glenamara was a British Labour politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the House of Commons in the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
Lewis Vernon Harcourt
Lewis Vernon Harcourt was a British Liberal politician and colonial administrator who served as Secretary of State for the Colonies in the early 20th century.
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E.
Edward Carson
Edward Carson was a prominent Irish unionist politician and barrister best known for leading opposition to Irish Home Rule in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Governor-General of Australia
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human ⓘ judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Queen Elizabeth II
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linked to:
Elizabeth II
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| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Sydney ⓘ |
| endTimeInOffice | 2001 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | law ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Federal Court of Australia
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High Court of Australia ⓘ Supreme Court of New South Wales ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| name | William Patrick Deane ⓘ |
| notableFor |
service as Governor-General of Australia
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service as a Justice of the High Court of Australia ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| officeNumber | 22nd Governor-General of Australia ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor-General of Australia
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Judge of the Federal Court of Australia ⓘ Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales ⓘ Justice of the High Court of Australia ⓘ |
| predecessor | Bill Hayden ⓘ |
| primeMinisterDuringTerm | John Howard ⓘ |
| residenceDuringOffice | Government House, Canberra ⓘ |
| startTimeInOffice | 1996 ⓘ |
| successor | Peter Hollingworth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sir William Deane Description of subject: Sir William Deane is an Australian lawyer, judge, and statesman who served as the 22nd Governor-General of Australia from 1996 to 2001.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.