Cornwallis
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Cornwallis is an English surname most famously associated with the aristocratic family that produced several prominent military and political figures in British history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cornwallis canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18975201 — 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: Cornwallis Context triple: [Cornwallis family, hasSurname, Cornwallis]
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A.
Charles Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis was a British Army general and colonial administrator best known for his pivotal role in the American Revolutionary War, particularly his surrender at Yorktown in 1781.
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B.
Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis was an English nobleman and politician who served in the House of Commons before inheriting his peerage in the late 17th century.
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C.
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis was a British aristocrat and politician who inherited the marquessate from his father, the prominent military commander and colonial administrator Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis.
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D.
Stephen Cornwallis
Stephen Cornwallis was a member of the prominent British Cornwallis family, known primarily as the brother of Frederick Cornwallis, who became Archbishop of Canterbury in the 18th century.
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E.
Henry Clinton
Henry Clinton was a British Army general who served as the commander-in-chief of British forces in North America for much of the American Revolutionary War.
- 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: Cornwallis Target entity description: Cornwallis is an English surname most famously associated with the aristocratic family that produced several prominent military and political figures in British history.
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A.
Charles Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis was a British Army general and colonial administrator best known for his pivotal role in the American Revolutionary War, particularly his surrender at Yorktown in 1781.
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B.
Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis was an English nobleman and politician who served in the House of Commons before inheriting his peerage in the late 17th century.
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C.
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis was a British aristocrat and politician who inherited the marquessate from his father, the prominent military commander and colonial administrator Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis.
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D.
Stephen Cornwallis
Stephen Cornwallis was a member of the prominent British Cornwallis family, known primarily as the brother of Frederick Cornwallis, who became Archbishop of Canterbury in the 18th century.
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E.
Henry Clinton
Henry Clinton was a British Army general who served as the commander-in-chief of British forces in North America for much of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.