Sir James Eyre
E393428
Sir James Eyre was an 18th-century English judge who served as Chief Baron of the Exchequer and played a prominent role in several significant political and legal trials of his time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir James Eyre canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3845751 — 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 James Eyre Context triple: [Eyre, hasNotableBearer, Sir James Eyre]
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A.
Richard Bellingham
Richard Bellingham was a 17th-century colonial magistrate and politician who served multiple terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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B.
Sir John Trevor
Sir John Trevor was a prominent 17th-century English politician and royal official who held several high offices under the Stuart monarchy.
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C.
Sir James Thornton
Sir James Thornton was an architect known for his work on the historic English country house Belvoir Castle.
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D.
John Knightbridge
John Knightbridge was a benefactor whose legacy in moral philosophy is commemorated through a prestigious professorship at the University of Cambridge.
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E.
Sir Charles Yorke
Sir Charles Yorke was an 18th-century British lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.
- 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 James Eyre Target entity description: Sir James Eyre was an 18th-century English judge who served as Chief Baron of the Exchequer and played a prominent role in several significant political and legal trials of his time.
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A.
Richard Bellingham
Richard Bellingham was a 17th-century colonial magistrate and politician who served multiple terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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B.
Sir John Trevor
Sir John Trevor was a prominent 17th-century English politician and royal official who held several high offices under the Stuart monarchy.
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C.
Sir James Thornton
Sir James Thornton was an architect known for his work on the historic English country house Belvoir Castle.
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D.
John Knightbridge
John Knightbridge was a benefactor whose legacy in moral philosophy is commemorated through a prestigious professorship at the University of Cambridge.
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E.
Sir Charles Yorke
Sir Charles Yorke was an 18th-century British lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chief Baron of the Exchequer
ⓘ
English judge ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| burialPlace |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1734 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1799-07-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
St John’s College, Oxford
ⓘ
Winchester College ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
judiciary
ⓘ
law ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasActivityEnd | late 18th century ⓘ |
| hasActivityStart | mid-18th century ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Court of Common Pleas
ⓘ
Court of Exchequer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
involvement in high-profile state prosecutions
ⓘ
strict application of treason law ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
English common law
ⓘ
linked to:
English law
|
| memberOf | Middle Temple ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTenure |
George III
ⓘ
linked to:
George III of the United Kingdom
|
| name | James Eyre ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | knight ⓘ |
| notableFor |
presiding over political trials in the 1790s
ⓘ
role in treason trials related to political reform movements ⓘ service as Chief Baron of the Exchequer ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
ⓘ
judge ⓘ recorder ⓘ |
| partOf | English legal profession ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| positionHeld |
Chief Baron of the Exchequer
ⓘ
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas ⓘ Commissioner of the Great Seal ⓘ Recorder of London ⓘ Serjeant-at-law ⓘ
linked to:
serjeant-at-law
|
| title | Sir ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sir James Eyre Description of subject: Sir James Eyre was an 18th-century English judge who served as Chief Baron of the Exchequer and played a prominent role in several significant political and legal trials of his time.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.