Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
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Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and landowner who controlled vast estates in colonial Virginia and played a significant role in the region’s early development.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron canonical | 24 |
| Lord Fairfax of Cameron | 2 |
| 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron | 1 |
| Thomas Fairfax, 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T90732 — 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.
Target entity: Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron Context triple: [Fairfax County, Virginia, namedAfter, Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron]
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Francis Smith
Francis Smith was a British Army officer best known for leading the regular troops during the opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord in 1775.
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Robert Ross
Robert Ross was a British Army major general best known for leading the successful land attack on Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812, which resulted in the burning of several U.S. public buildings.
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Sidney Darlington
Sidney Darlington was an American electrical engineer and inventor best known for his pioneering work in network theory and the invention of the Darlington transistor configuration.
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James Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk
James Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk, was a Scottish nobleman of the Carnegie family who held a peerage title in the British aristocracy.
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John Armstrong
John Armstrong is a common personal name shared by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, the military, the arts, and academia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron Target entity description: Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and landowner who controlled vast estates in colonial Virginia and played a significant role in the region’s early development.
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A.
Francis Smith
Francis Smith was a British Army officer best known for leading the regular troops during the opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord in 1775.
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B.
Robert Ross
Robert Ross was a British Army major general best known for leading the successful land attack on Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812, which resulted in the burning of several U.S. public buildings.
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C.
Sidney Darlington
Sidney Darlington was an American electrical engineer and inventor best known for his pioneering work in network theory and the invention of the Darlington transistor configuration.
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D.
James Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk
James Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk, was a Scottish nobleman of the Carnegie family who held a peerage title in the British aristocracy.
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E.
John Armstrong
John Armstrong is a common personal name shared by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, the military, the arts, and academia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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Scottish nobleman ⓘ colonial American landowner ⓘ landowner ⓘ peer of Scotland ⓘ |
| activity | land surveying and management in Virginia ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1693-10-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kent, England
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Leeds Castle ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Christ Church, Winchester, Virginia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1781-12-09 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Frederick County, Virginia
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Greenway Court ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Oriel College, Oxford
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University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employed | George Washington ⓘ |
| familyName | Fairfax ⓘ |
| father |
Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Thomas Fairfax, 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
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| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| inherited | proprietary rights to the Northern Neck of Virginia ⓘ |
| inheritedFrom | Catherine Colepeper ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the only resident British peer in colonial America
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employing George Washington as a surveyor ⓘ influencing early settlement patterns in the Shenandoah Valley ⓘ large-scale land grants in Virginia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOfNobleFamily | Fairfax family ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| mother | Catherine Colepeper ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
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| notableWork | development of the Northern Neck Proprietary in Virginia ⓘ |
| owned |
Northern Neck
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surface form:
Northern Neck Proprietary
vast estates in colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Loyalist sympathies during the American Revolutionary period ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Northern Neck
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surface form:
Northern Neck, Virginia
Shenandoah Valley ⓘ colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Greenway Court
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Leeds Castle ⓘ
surface form:
Leeds Castle, Kent
Northern Neck ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Neck, Virginia
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| servedIn | British Army ⓘ |
| supported | House of Hanover ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lord Fairfax of Cameron
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| titleHeldFrom | 1719 ⓘ |
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Subject: Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron Description of subject: Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and landowner who controlled vast estates in colonial Virginia and played a significant role in the region’s early development.
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