Donald Mackay, 1st Lord Reay
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Donald Mackay, 1st Lord Reay was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and soldier who became the first Lord Reay and a prominent leader of the Clan Mackay.
All labels observed (1)
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| Donald Mackay, 1st Lord Reay canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13576216 — 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: Donald Mackay, 1st Lord Reay Context triple: [Clan MacKay, notableMember, Donald Mackay, 1st Lord Reay]
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A.
Lord Mackay of Clashfern
Lord Mackay of Clashfern is a Scottish lawyer and Conservative politician who served as Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom from 1987 to 1997.
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B.
James Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores
James Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores, was a Scottish nobleman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who was elevated to the peerage as Lord Lindores and became a prominent member of the influential Leslie family.
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C.
George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh
George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh was a 17th-century Scottish lawyer and Lord Advocate, notorious for his harsh persecution of Covenanters and remembered as one of Scotland’s most feared legal figures.
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D.
Archibald Johnston of Wariston
Archibald Johnston of Wariston was a prominent 17th-century Scottish lawyer and Covenanter leader who played a key role in the political and religious struggles of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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E.
Archibald Campbell
Archibald Campbell was a British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for his leadership in the American Revolutionary War, including successful campaigns in the southern colonies.
- 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: Donald Mackay, 1st Lord Reay Target entity description: Donald Mackay, 1st Lord Reay was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and soldier who became the first Lord Reay and a prominent leader of the Clan Mackay.
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A.
Lord Mackay of Clashfern
Lord Mackay of Clashfern is a Scottish lawyer and Conservative politician who served as Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom from 1987 to 1997.
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B.
James Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores
James Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores, was a Scottish nobleman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who was elevated to the peerage as Lord Lindores and became a prominent member of the influential Leslie family.
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C.
George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh
George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh was a 17th-century Scottish lawyer and Lord Advocate, notorious for his harsh persecution of Covenanters and remembered as one of Scotland’s most feared legal figures.
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D.
Archibald Johnston of Wariston
Archibald Johnston of Wariston was a prominent 17th-century Scottish lawyer and Covenanter leader who played a key role in the political and religious struggles of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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E.
Archibald Campbell
Archibald Campbell was a British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for his leadership in the American Revolutionary War, including successful campaigns in the southern colonies.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.