Patrick Tonyn
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Patrick Tonyn was a British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for serving as the last British governor of East Florida during the American Revolutionary era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Patrick Tonyn canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3108978 — 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: Patrick Tonyn Context triple: [East Florida, governor, Patrick Tonyn]
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A.
Patrick Hughes
Patrick Hughes is an Australian film director best known for helming action movies such as *The Expendables 3* and *The Hitman's Bodyguard*.
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B.
Anthony Darwin
Anthony Darwin is the son of British former prison officer John Darwin, who became widely known for his role in the infamous "canoe man" faked-death insurance fraud case.
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C.
Bill Curbishley
Bill Curbishley is a British music and film producer and band manager best known for his long-time work with rock bands like The Who and Judas Priest.
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D.
Peter Blaker
Peter Blaker was a British Conservative politician who served in several ministerial roles, particularly in defense and foreign affairs, during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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E.
Glen Taylor
Glen Taylor is an American billionaire businessman and politician best known as the longtime owner of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx.
- 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: Patrick Tonyn Target entity description: Patrick Tonyn was a British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for serving as the last British governor of East Florida during the American Revolutionary era.
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A.
Patrick Hughes
Patrick Hughes is an Australian film director best known for helming action movies such as *The Expendables 3* and *The Hitman's Bodyguard*.
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B.
Anthony Darwin
Anthony Darwin is the son of British former prison officer John Darwin, who became widely known for his role in the infamous "canoe man" faked-death insurance fraud case.
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C.
Bill Curbishley
Bill Curbishley is a British music and film producer and band manager best known for his long-time work with rock bands like The Who and Judas Priest.
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D.
Peter Blaker
Peter Blaker was a British Conservative politician who served in several ministerial roles, particularly in defense and foreign affairs, during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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E.
Glen Taylor
Glen Taylor is an American billionaire businessman and politician best known as the longtime owner of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
ⓘ
colonial administrator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
British colonial officials in East Florida
ⓘ
militia forces in East Florida ⓘ |
| category |
18th-century British people
ⓘ
British Army officers ⓘ British colonial governors in North America ⓘ Governors of British Florida ⓘ People of the American Revolution ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| employer |
British Army
ⓘ
Government of the Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form:
British government
|
| ethnicGroup | British ⓘ |
| familyName | Tonyn ⓘ |
| followedBy | Spanish administration of East Florida ⓘ |
| givenName | Patrick ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | East Florida ⓘ |
| governmentForm | British colonial government in East Florida ⓘ |
| hasRole | colonial governor during the American Revolution ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
East Florida
ⓘ
surface form:
British Florida
|
| jurisdiction |
East Florida
ⓘ
surface form:
Province of East Florida
|
| loyalty | Great Britain ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the last British governor of East Florida
ⓘ
role during the American Revolutionary War in East Florida ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| partOf |
British imperial administration
ⓘ
surface form:
British colonial administration in North America
|
| politicalAlignment | Loyalist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
British colonial governor
ⓘ
Governor of East Florida ⓘ |
| precededBy | previous governors of East Florida ⓘ |
| residence |
East Florida
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ |
| roleIn | defense of East Florida during the American Revolution ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
American Revolutionary era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Patrick Tonyn Description of subject: Patrick Tonyn was a British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for serving as the last British governor of East Florida during the American Revolutionary era.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.