Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin
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Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and politician whose influence and status led to places such as Duplin County in North Carolina being named in his honor.
All labels observed (1)
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| Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22919228 — 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: Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin Context triple: [Duplin County, North Carolina, namedAfter, Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin]
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A.
George Douglas of Pittendreich
George Douglas of Pittendreich was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family and the father of James Douglas, who became the 4th Earl of Morton and Regent of Scotland.
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B.
Alexander Murray of Elibank
Alexander Murray of Elibank was an 18th-century Scottish Jacobite politician and laird known for his involvement in opposition politics and the Elibank Plot against the Hanoverian government.
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C.
John Campbell of Possil
John Campbell of Possil was a Scottish landowner and member of the Campbell family associated with the development and ownership of estates in Argyll, including the site later known as Torosay Castle.
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D.
William Elphinstone
William Elphinstone was a Scottish bishop, statesman, and humanist scholar of the late 15th century who played a key role in the development of higher education in Scotland.
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E.
William Elphinstone
William Elphinstone was a British colonial administrator and politician who served in high-ranking roles in India during the era of the British East India Company.
- 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: Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin Target entity description: Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and politician whose influence and status led to places such as Duplin County in North Carolina being named in his honor.
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A.
George Douglas of Pittendreich
George Douglas of Pittendreich was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family and the father of James Douglas, who became the 4th Earl of Morton and Regent of Scotland.
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B.
Alexander Murray of Elibank
Alexander Murray of Elibank was an 18th-century Scottish Jacobite politician and laird known for his involvement in opposition politics and the Elibank Plot against the Hanoverian government.
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C.
John Campbell of Possil
John Campbell of Possil was a Scottish landowner and member of the Campbell family associated with the development and ownership of estates in Argyll, including the site later known as Torosay Castle.
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D.
William Elphinstone
William Elphinstone was a Scottish bishop, statesman, and humanist scholar of the late 15th century who played a key role in the development of higher education in Scotland.
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E.
William Elphinstone
William Elphinstone was a British colonial administrator and politician who served in high-ranking roles in India during the era of the British East India Company.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Duplin County, North Carolina, United States