James Craggs the Younger
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James Craggs the Younger was an early 18th-century British politician and Secretary of State whose career and reputation were destroyed by his association with the South Sea Bubble financial scandal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Craggs the Younger canonical | 5 |
| James Craggs | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3026679 — 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: James Craggs the Younger Context triple: [South Sea Bubble, involvedPerson, James Craggs the Younger]
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A.
William Orlamond
William Orlamond was a Danish-born American character actor of the silent film era who appeared in numerous Hollywood productions in the 1910s and 1920s.
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B.
William Chambers
William Chambers was a 19th-century Scottish architect best known for his significant restoration work on historic buildings, including St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh.
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C.
Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington
Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, was an 18th-century British statesman who briefly served as Prime Minister of Great Britain under King George II.
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D.
Richard Nicolls
Richard Nicolls was a 17th-century English military officer and colonial governor best known for leading the expedition that captured New Amsterdam from the Dutch and became the first English governor of New York.
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E.
Sir James Thornton
Sir James Thornton was an architect known for his work on the historic English country house Belvoir Castle.
- 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: James Craggs the Younger Target entity description: James Craggs the Younger was an early 18th-century British politician and Secretary of State whose career and reputation were destroyed by his association with the South Sea Bubble financial scandal.
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A.
William Orlamond
William Orlamond was a Danish-born American character actor of the silent film era who appeared in numerous Hollywood productions in the 1910s and 1920s.
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B.
William Chambers
William Chambers was a 19th-century Scottish architect best known for his significant restoration work on historic buildings, including St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh.
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C.
Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington
Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, was an 18th-century British statesman who briefly served as Prime Minister of Great Britain under King George II.
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D.
Richard Nicolls
Richard Nicolls was a 17th-century English military officer and colonial governor best known for leading the expedition that captured New Amsterdam from the Dutch and became the first English governor of New York.
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E.
Sir James Thornton
Sir James Thornton was an architect known for his work on the historic English country house Belvoir Castle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
ⓘ
Secretary of State of Great Britain ⓘ human ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Westminster Abbey
ⓘ
linked to:
Westminster Abbey, London
|
| causeOfDeath | smallpox ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1686-06-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1721-02-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Westminster School ⓘ |
| employer |
British government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of the Kingdom of Great Britain
|
| endTime | 1721 ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Craggs ⓘ |
| father | James Craggs the Elder ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legacy | career overshadowed by South Sea Bubble scandal ⓘ |
| memberOf | Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ |
| monarch | George I of Great Britain ⓘ |
| notableFamilyMember | James Craggs the Elder ⓘ |
| notableWork | involvement in South Sea Company affairs ⓘ |
| notedFor |
involvement in financial speculation with the South Sea Company
ⓘ
rapid political rise under George I ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
statesman ⓘ |
| parliamentaryServiceEnd | 1721 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryServiceStart | 1708 ⓘ |
| participantIn | South Sea Bubble ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Westminster
ⓘ
linked to:
City of Westminster
|
| placeOfDeath |
St James's, London
ⓘ
linked to:
St James's
|
| politicalAlignment |
Whig
ⓘ
linked to:
British Whig Party
|
| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament for Hedon
ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel ⓘ Member of Parliament for Thetford ⓘ Member of Parliament for Tregony ⓘ Secretary at War ⓘ Secretary of State for the Southern Department ⓘ |
| reputation | destroyed by association with the South Sea Bubble scandal ⓘ |
| residence |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1717 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Craggs the Younger Description of subject: James Craggs the Younger was an early 18th-century British politician and Secretary of State whose career and reputation were destroyed by his association with the South Sea Bubble financial scandal.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: James Craggs the Younger