Hugh Shearer
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Hugh Shearer was a Jamaican politician, trade unionist, and the third Prime Minister of Jamaica, serving from 1967 to 1972.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hugh Shearer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9599204 — 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: Hugh Shearer Context triple: [Jamaica Labour Party, hasPrimeMinisterFromParty, Hugh Shearer]
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A.
Ronald Pickup
Ronald Pickup was an English character actor known for his extensive work in British television, film, and theatre, including roles in productions such as "The Crown" and "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel."
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B.
Jack Foley
Jack Foley is a charming, sharp-witted career bank robber and the central antihero of Elmore Leonard’s crime novel "Out of Sight" and its film adaptation.
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C.
Richard Foy
Richard Foy was a member of the Foy family of American vaudeville and film producers, known primarily in relation to his brother, producer and director Bryan Foy.
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D.
Raymond Wallace Bolger
Raymond Wallace Bolger was an American actor, singer, and dancer best known for his iconic role as the Scarecrow in the classic film "The Wizard of Oz."
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E.
Roger Carey
Roger Carey is the brother of American comedian and television host Drew Carey.
- 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: Hugh Shearer Target entity description: Hugh Shearer was a Jamaican politician, trade unionist, and the third Prime Minister of Jamaica, serving from 1967 to 1972.
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A.
Ronald Pickup
Ronald Pickup was an English character actor known for his extensive work in British television, film, and theatre, including roles in productions such as "The Crown" and "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel."
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B.
Jack Foley
Jack Foley is a charming, sharp-witted career bank robber and the central antihero of Elmore Leonard’s crime novel "Out of Sight" and its film adaptation.
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C.
Richard Foy
Richard Foy was a member of the Foy family of American vaudeville and film producers, known primarily in relation to his brother, producer and director Bryan Foy.
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D.
Raymond Wallace Bolger
Raymond Wallace Bolger was an American actor, singer, and dancer best known for his iconic role as the Scarecrow in the classic film "The Wizard of Oz."
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E.
Roger Carey
Roger Carey is the brother of American comedian and television host Drew Carey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Prime Minister of Jamaica
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | Bustamante Industrial Trade Union ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship |
Caribbean
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Jamaica ⓘ |
| employer | Bustamante Industrial Trade Union ⓘ |
| familyName | Shearer ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
foreign affairs
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labor relations ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity | public service ⓘ |
| givenName | Hugh ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | The Most Honourable ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Jamaica ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Alexander Bustamante ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Jamaica Labour Party ⓘ |
| movement | trade union movement in Jamaica ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the third Prime Minister of Jamaica
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leadership in Jamaican trade unionism ⓘ service as Jamaica’s foreign minister ⓘ |
| notableRole | Caribbean statesman ⓘ |
| notableWork |
leadership of Jamaica during late 1960s economic expansion
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role in Caribbean regional integration efforts ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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politician ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1972-03-02 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1967-04-11 ⓘ |
| orderInOffice | 3 ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of Jamaica ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | centre-right ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica
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Member of Parliament of Jamaica ⓘ Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica ⓘ Prime Minister of Jamaica ⓘ Senator of Jamaica ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Jamaica ⓘ |
| workLocation | Kingston, Jamaica ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hugh Shearer Description of subject: Hugh Shearer was a Jamaican politician, trade unionist, and the third Prime Minister of Jamaica, serving from 1967 to 1972.
Referenced by (1)
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