William Haviland
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William Haviland was an 18th-century British Army officer and general who played a significant role in the French and Indian War, particularly in the campaigns leading to the British conquest of New France.
All labels observed (1)
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| William Haviland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14006011 — 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: William Haviland Context triple: [Siege of Montreal (1760), commander, William Haviland]
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A.
Joseph Houlton
Joseph Houlton was an early settler and prominent local figure after whom the town of Houlton, Maine, was named.
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B.
George Harwood
George Harwood was a British Liberal politician and businessman who served as Member of Parliament for Bolton in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
William Hedley
William Hedley was an early 19th-century English engineer best known for pioneering steam locomotive design during the formative years of railway development.
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D.
George Woodhouse
George Woodhouse was a 19th-century English architect known for designing prominent public buildings in the Victorian era.
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E.
William Hulton
William Hulton was a British magistrate and landowner best known for ordering the yeomanry to arrest speakers at the 1819 Peterloo reform meeting, a decision that helped trigger the ensuing massacre.
- 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: William Haviland Target entity description: William Haviland was an 18th-century British Army officer and general who played a significant role in the French and Indian War, particularly in the campaigns leading to the British conquest of New France.
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A.
Joseph Houlton
Joseph Houlton was an early settler and prominent local figure after whom the town of Houlton, Maine, was named.
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B.
George Harwood
George Harwood was a British Liberal politician and businessman who served as Member of Parliament for Bolton in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
William Hedley
William Hedley was an early 19th-century English engineer best known for pioneering steam locomotive design during the formative years of railway development.
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D.
George Woodhouse
George Woodhouse was a 19th-century English architect known for designing prominent public buildings in the Victorian era.
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E.
William Hulton
William Hulton was a British magistrate and landowner best known for ordering the yeomanry to arrest speakers at the 1819 Peterloo reform meeting, a decision that helped trigger the ensuing massacre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
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