1st Baron Seaton
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1st Baron Seaton was a British Army officer and colonial administrator, best known for his service in the Napoleonic Wars and as Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1st Baron Seaton canonical | 1 |
| Baron Seaton (UK peerage) | 1 |
| James Colborne, 2nd Baron Seaton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4436002 — 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: 1st Baron Seaton Context triple: [Sir John Colborne, title, 1st Baron Seaton]
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1st Viscount Melville
1st Viscount Melville was Henry Dundas, a powerful late 18th- and early 19th-century Scottish lawyer and politician who dominated Scottish politics and served as a key minister in the British government under William Pitt the Younger.
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B.
Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns
Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns, was a prominent 19th-century British Conservative politician and lawyer who served as Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom.
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1st Viscount Thurso
1st Viscount Thurso is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created for Scottish Liberal politician Archibald Sinclair, a prominent statesman and wartime Secretary of State for Air.
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D.
Archibald Primrose, Lord Dalmeny
Archibald Primrose, Lord Dalmeny, was a 19th-century British Liberal politician and heir to the Rosebery earldom who served as a Member of Parliament and predeceased his father, the 5th Earl of Rosebery.
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Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland
Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland, was a 19th-century British peer and politician prominent in Yorkshire public life and national affairs.
- 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: 1st Baron Seaton Target entity description: 1st Baron Seaton was a British Army officer and colonial administrator, best known for his service in the Napoleonic Wars and as Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada.
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A.
1st Viscount Melville
1st Viscount Melville was Henry Dundas, a powerful late 18th- and early 19th-century Scottish lawyer and politician who dominated Scottish politics and served as a key minister in the British government under William Pitt the Younger.
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B.
Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns
Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns, was a prominent 19th-century British Conservative politician and lawyer who served as Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom.
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C.
1st Viscount Thurso
1st Viscount Thurso is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created for Scottish Liberal politician Archibald Sinclair, a prominent statesman and wartime Secretary of State for Air.
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D.
Archibald Primrose, Lord Dalmeny
Archibald Primrose, Lord Dalmeny, was a 19th-century British Liberal politician and heir to the Rosebery earldom who served as a Member of Parliament and predeceased his father, the 5th Earl of Rosebery.
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E.
Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland
Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland, was a 19th-century British peer and politician prominent in Yorkshire public life and national affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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baron in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ colonial administrator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
ⓘ
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ Order of Maria Theresa (Austrian decoration) ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Cross of the Order of Maria Theresa
Order of St George (Russian decoration) ⓘ
linked to:
Order of St. George
Order of St Vladimir (Russian decoration) ⓘ
linked to:
Order of St. Vladimir
|
| battle |
Battle of Albuera
ⓘ
Battle of Busaco ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Bussaco
Battle of Nivelle ⓘ Battle of Orthez ⓘ Battle of Salamanca ⓘ Battle of Talavera ⓘ Battle of Toulouse ⓘ Battle of Vittoria ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Vitoria
Battle of Waterloo ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1778-02-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
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linked to:
Lyme Regis
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| child | James Colborne, 2nd Baron Seaton ⓘ |
| commissionedInto | 20th Regiment of Foot ⓘ |
| conflict |
Napoleonic Wars
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Peninsular War ⓘ War of 1812 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1863-04-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Torquay, Devon, England ⓘ |
| education | Winchester College ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Field Marshal
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General ⓘ |
| name |
John Colborne
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir John Colborne
|
| notableEvent | commanded a brigade at the Battle of Waterloo ⓘ |
| notableWork | suppression of the Canadian Rebellion of 1837 in Upper Canada ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 6 ⓘ |
| peerageCreationDate | 1839 ⓘ |
| peerageTitle | Baron Seaton ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Colonel of the 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade
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Colonel of the 2nd (The Queen’s Royal) Regiment of Foot ⓘ Colonel of the 3rd (The East Kent) Regiment of Foot (The Buffs) ⓘ Commander-in-Chief, North America ⓘ Governor of Guernsey ⓘ High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands ⓘ
linked to:
High Commissioner for the Ionian Islands
Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada ⓘ Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands ⓘ
linked to:
High Commissioner for the Ionian Islands
|
| promotion |
promoted to captain in 1799
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promoted to field marshal in 1860 ⓘ promoted to full general in 1854 ⓘ promoted to lieutenant in 1794 ⓘ promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1809 ⓘ promoted to major in 1808 ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Yonge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1st Baron Seaton Description of subject: 1st Baron Seaton was a British Army officer and colonial administrator, best known for his service in the Napoleonic Wars and as Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: 1st Baron Seaton
linked to: 1st Baron Seaton