Sir William Codrington
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Sir William Codrington was a British aristocrat and politician from the prominent Codrington family, known for his role in 18th–19th century British public life.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sir William Codrington canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21859114 — 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: Sir William Codrington Context triple: [Sir Edward Codrington, child, Sir William Codrington]
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A.
George B. Rodney
George B. Rodney was a 19th-century American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Delaware.
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B.
Edward Codrington
Edward Codrington was a distinguished early 19th-century British naval officer best known for his role in major engagements of the Napoleonic Wars and the Greek War of Independence, including commanding Allied forces at the Battle of Navarino.
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C.
Sir George W. Ross
Sir George W. Ross was a Canadian politician and educator who served as the fifth Premier of Ontario from 1899 to 1905.
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D.
Sir William Alford
Sir William Alford was an English political figure who served on the Parliamentarian Committee of Safety during the English Civil War.
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E.
Sir Edward Codrington
Sir Edward Codrington was a distinguished British Royal Navy admiral best known for his role as a commander at the Battle of Navarino during the Greek War of Independence.
- 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 William Codrington Target entity description: Sir William Codrington was a British aristocrat and politician from the prominent Codrington family, known for his role in 18th–19th century British public life.
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A.
George B. Rodney
George B. Rodney was a 19th-century American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Delaware.
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B.
Edward Codrington
Edward Codrington was a distinguished early 19th-century British naval officer best known for his role in major engagements of the Napoleonic Wars and the Greek War of Independence, including commanding Allied forces at the Battle of Navarino.
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C.
Sir George W. Ross
Sir George W. Ross was a Canadian politician and educator who served as the fifth Premier of Ontario from 1899 to 1905.
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D.
Sir William Alford
Sir William Alford was an English political figure who served on the Parliamentarian Committee of Safety during the English Civil War.
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E.
Sir Edward Codrington
Sir Edward Codrington was a distinguished British Royal Navy admiral best known for his role as a commander at the Battle of Navarino during the Greek War of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.