Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire

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Crown appointment ceremonial office

The Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the East Riding of Yorkshire, responsible for arranging royal visits and performing various ceremonial and civic duties in the county.

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Label	Occurrences
Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire canonical	31
Lord-Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire	2
Lord-Lieutenant of the County of the East Riding of Yorkshire	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T292017 — 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 Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire
Context triple: [Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, positionHeld, Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire]

A. Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire
The Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and community activities.
B. Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and community activities.
C. Lord Lieutenant of Scilly
The Lord Lieutenant of Scilly is the British monarch’s personal representative and ceremonial head in the Isles of Scilly, overseeing local civic and ceremonial duties on behalf of the Crown.
D. Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Oxfordshire, responsible for ceremonial duties, promoting civic life, and liaising with local armed forces and voluntary organizations.
E. Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall
The Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Cornwall, responsible for ceremonial duties, promoting civic and voluntary activities, and liaising between local institutions and the Crown.
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 Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire
Target entity description: The Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the East Riding of Yorkshire, responsible for arranging royal visits and performing various ceremonial and civic duties in the county.

A. Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire
The Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and community activities.
B. Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and community activities.
C. Lord Lieutenant of Scilly
The Lord Lieutenant of Scilly is the British monarch’s personal representative and ceremonial head in the Isles of Scilly, overseeing local civic and ceremonial duties on behalf of the Crown.
D. Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Oxfordshire, responsible for ceremonial duties, promoting civic life, and liaising with local armed forces and voluntary organizations.
E. Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall
The Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Cornwall, responsible for ceremonial duties, promoting civic and voluntary activities, and liaising between local institutions and the Crown.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (34)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Crown appointment ⓘ ceremonial office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ
appointedBy	British monarch ⓘ
associatedWith	City of Kingston upon Hull ⓘ linked to: Hull East Riding of Yorkshire Council ⓘ linked to: East Riding of Yorkshire
basedOn	historic office of Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire (pre-1974) ⓘ
ceremonialPrecedenceOver	High Sheriff of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
duty	arranging royal visits in the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ performing ceremonial duties in the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ performing civic duties in the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ
hasDeputy	Deputy Lieutenants of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ linked to: Deputy Lieutenants
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalStatus	office under the Crown ⓘ
nominatedBy	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: Prime Minister
officeCreatedFor	representation of the Crown at local level in the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ
officeHeldBy	James Dick ⓘ Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Dowager Countess of Swinton ⓘ
officeHolderEndTime	2019-07-07 ⓘ
officeHolderStartTime	2005-07-08 ⓘ 2019-07-08 ⓘ
partOf	Lieutenancy areas of England ⓘ linked to: Lieutenancies of England
relatedTo	Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire ⓘ linked to: Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire ⓘ linked to: Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire
represents	British monarch ⓘ
residenceOfOfficeHolder	East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ
responsibleFor	liaison between local armed forces units and the Crown in the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ presentation of certain honours and awards on behalf of the Crown ⓘ supporting voluntary and charitable organisations in the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ
scope	ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ
symbol	Royal cypher of the reigning monarch ⓘ
termLength	serves until the age of 75, unless otherwise determined ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire → relatedTo → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

subject linked to: Sir Thomas Osborne

George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

subject linked to: George Townshend

Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland → officeHeld → Lord-Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

linked to: Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire

Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

Lieutenancy of Yorkshire → officeHolderTitle → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Dowager Countess of Swinton → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of Leeds → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

Lord Lieutenant of Humberside → follows → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

Lord Lieutenant of Humberside → replacedBy → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

James Dick → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

James Dick → appointedAs → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham → officeHeld → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

subject linked to: John

James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

Thomas Osborne, 4th Duke of Leeds → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

subject linked to: Thomas Osborne

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Cork → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

Edmund Sheffield, 1st Earl of Mulgrave → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

Arthur Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington → positionHeld → Lord-Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

linked to: Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire

Arthur Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington → positionHeld → Lord-Lieutenant of the County of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

linked to: Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire

Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire → relatedOffice → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington → position held → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

Lord Lieutenant of the County of the Town of Kingston upon Hull → replacedBy → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

Lord Lieutenant of the County of the Town of Kingston upon Hull → relatedTo → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ

subject linked to: Thomas

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