Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
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Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, was a prominent British military commander and colonial administrator best known for his leadership in Canada during the American Revolutionary era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester canonical | 3 |
| 1st Baron Dorchester | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester Context triple: [Commander-in-Chief, North America, hasNotableCommander, Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester]
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John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, was an 18th-century British statesman and colonial landowner who played a significant role in the administration of British North America.
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Sir William Ashburnham
Sir William Ashburnham was an 18th-century British politician and courtier who held senior governmental and royal household positions, including a key financial role in the Royal Navy.
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John Russell, Viscount Amberley
John Russell, Viscount Amberley was a 19th-century British Liberal politician and freethinker, notable as the father of philosopher Bertrand Russell and for his progressive views on religion and social issues.
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Lord Chelmsford
Lord Chelmsford was a British colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of India during World War I and co-authored the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms that reshaped Indian constitutional governance.
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E.
Lord Lytton
Lord Lytton was a 19th-century British statesman and writer who served as Viceroy of India and is remembered for his controversial policies during the Great Famine and for his contributions to Victorian literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester Target entity description: Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, was a prominent British military commander and colonial administrator best known for his leadership in Canada during the American Revolutionary era.
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A.
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, was an 18th-century British statesman and colonial landowner who played a significant role in the administration of British North America.
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B.
Sir William Ashburnham
Sir William Ashburnham was an 18th-century British politician and courtier who held senior governmental and royal household positions, including a key financial role in the Royal Navy.
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C.
John Russell, Viscount Amberley
John Russell, Viscount Amberley was a 19th-century British Liberal politician and freethinker, notable as the father of philosopher Bertrand Russell and for his progressive views on religion and social issues.
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D.
Lord Chelmsford
Lord Chelmsford was a British colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of India during World War I and co-authored the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms that reshaped Indian constitutional governance.
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E.
Lord Lytton
Lord Lytton was a 19th-century British statesman and writer who served as Viceroy of India and is remembered for his controversial policies during the Great Famine and for his contributions to Victorian literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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colonial administrator ⓘ human ⓘ peer of the Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| allegiance | Great Britain ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
George III of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
King George III
|
| birthDate | 1724-09-03 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Strabane
ⓘ
surface form:
Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland
|
| burialPlace | St Swithun's Church, Nately Scures, Hampshire, England ⓘ |
| commanded | British garrison at Quebec ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| createdPeerage | 1786 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1808-11-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Maidenhead
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surface form:
Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
|
| endTime |
as Governor of Quebec: 1778
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as Governor-in-Chief of British North America: 1796 ⓘ |
| familyName | Carleton ⓘ |
| givenName | Guy ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | 1st Baron Dorchester ⓘ |
| knownFor |
organization of Loyalist resettlement in British North America
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policies toward French Canadians ⓘ support of the Quebec Act of 1774 ⓘ |
| legacy | considered a key architect of British Canada ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron Dorchester ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of Quebec during the American Revolutionary War
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governorship of the Province of Quebec ⓘ role in the evacuation of British forces and Loyalists from New York ⓘ |
| oversaw | evacuation of New York City in 1783 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War
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Invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Quebec (1775)
Battle of Quebec (1759) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Plains of Abraham
Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| peerageOf | Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief, North America
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Governor General of Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Governor General of British North America
Governor of the Province of Quebec ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of Quebec ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Quebec City ⓘ |
| sibling | Thomas Carleton ⓘ |
| spouse | Lady Maria Howard ⓘ |
| startTime |
as Governor of Quebec: 1768
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as Governor-in-Chief of British North America: 1786 ⓘ |
| supported | maintenance of French civil law in Quebec ⓘ |
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Subject: Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester Description of subject: Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, was a prominent British military commander and colonial administrator best known for his leadership in Canada during the American Revolutionary era.
Referenced by (4)
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