James Craggs the Elder
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James Craggs the Elder was an English politician and Postmaster General in the early 18th century, closely associated with the Whig government of Robert Walpole.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Craggs the Elder canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12984378 — 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: James Craggs the Elder Context triple: [James Craggs the Younger, father, James Craggs the Elder]
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A.
James Craggs the Younger
James Craggs the Younger was an early 18th-century British politician and Secretary of State whose career and reputation were destroyed by his association with the South Sea Bubble financial scandal.
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B.
Richard Doddridge
Richard Doddridge was a 19th-century English novelist best known for writing the historical romance "Lorna Doone."
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C.
Thomas Killigrew
Thomas Killigrew was a 17th-century English dramatist, theatre manager, and royal courtier closely associated with the Restoration stage under Charles II.
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D.
William Walwyn
William Walwyn was a prominent 17th-century English political writer and radical thinker associated with the Leveller movement, advocating religious toleration, popular sovereignty, and expanded civil liberties.
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E.
Thomas Lowndes
Thomas Lowndes was an 18th-century London bookseller and publisher known for issuing early editions of notable literary works, including Frances Burney’s novel "Evelina."
- 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: James Craggs the Elder Target entity description: James Craggs the Elder was an English politician and Postmaster General in the early 18th century, closely associated with the Whig government of Robert Walpole.
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A.
James Craggs the Younger
James Craggs the Younger was an early 18th-century British politician and Secretary of State whose career and reputation were destroyed by his association with the South Sea Bubble financial scandal.
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B.
Richard Doddridge
Richard Doddridge was a 19th-century English novelist best known for writing the historical romance "Lorna Doone."
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C.
Thomas Killigrew
Thomas Killigrew was a 17th-century English dramatist, theatre manager, and royal courtier closely associated with the Restoration stage under Charles II.
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D.
William Walwyn
William Walwyn was a prominent 17th-century English political writer and radical thinker associated with the Leveller movement, advocating religious toleration, popular sovereignty, and expanded civil liberties.
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E.
Thomas Lowndes
Thomas Lowndes was an 18th-century London bookseller and publisher known for issuing early editions of notable literary works, including Frances Burney’s novel "Evelina."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Member of Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ Postmaster General of Great Britain ⓘ human ⓘ |
| affiliation | Walpole ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| employer | Government of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Craggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
politics
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public administration ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasChild | James Craggs the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Robert Walpole
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role in early 18th-century British postal administration ⓘ |
| notableOffice | Postmaster General of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | service in the Whig government of Robert Walpole ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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postmaster ⓘ |
| participantIn | early 18th-century British politics ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Whig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament
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Postmaster General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | James Craggs the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Craggs the Elder Description of subject: James Craggs the Elder was an English politician and Postmaster General in the early 18th century, closely associated with the Whig government of Robert Walpole.
Referenced by (2)
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