Sir Stephen Fox
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Sir Stephen Fox was a prominent 17th-century English politician and financier, often regarded as the first Paymaster of the Forces and a key figure in establishing the financial foundations of the British Army.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sir Stephen Fox canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20131984 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Stephen Fox Context triple: [Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, father, Sir Stephen Fox]
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Sir Philip Stephens
Sir Philip Stephens was an 18th-century British civil servant and long-serving Secretary to the Admiralty, influential in Royal Navy administration during the age of sail.
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Sir John Hurry
Sir John Hurry was a 17th-century Scottish soldier and professional officer who fought on both sides during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, notably serving as a senior commander in several key battles.
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Lord Stephen Walden
Lord Stephen Walden is a fictional British aristocrat and government minister in Ken Follett’s historical thriller "The Man from St. Petersburg," whose political role and family ties place him at the center of a pre–World War I conspiracy.
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D.
Sir Francis Charlton
Sir Francis Charlton was an English nobleman after whom the town of Charlton, Massachusetts, was named.
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Sir Richard Weston
Sir Richard Weston was a 17th-century English engineer and landowner renowned for pioneering canal and irrigation projects, including early work that influenced modern inland navigation in England.
- 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: Sir Stephen Fox Target entity description: Sir Stephen Fox was a prominent 17th-century English politician and financier, often regarded as the first Paymaster of the Forces and a key figure in establishing the financial foundations of the British Army.
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A.
Sir Philip Stephens
Sir Philip Stephens was an 18th-century British civil servant and long-serving Secretary to the Admiralty, influential in Royal Navy administration during the age of sail.
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B.
Sir John Hurry
Sir John Hurry was a 17th-century Scottish soldier and professional officer who fought on both sides during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, notably serving as a senior commander in several key battles.
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C.
Lord Stephen Walden
Lord Stephen Walden is a fictional British aristocrat and government minister in Ken Follett’s historical thriller "The Man from St. Petersburg," whose political role and family ties place him at the center of a pre–World War I conspiracy.
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D.
Sir Francis Charlton
Sir Francis Charlton was an English nobleman after whom the town of Charlton, Massachusetts, was named.
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E.
Sir Richard Weston
Sir Richard Weston was a 17th-century English engineer and landowner renowned for pioneering canal and irrigation projects, including early work that influenced modern inland navigation in England.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.