Lachlan McIntosh
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Lachlan McIntosh was a Scottish-born American military and political leader who served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and became a prominent figure in early Georgia history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lachlan McIntosh canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4677047 — 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: Lachlan McIntosh Context triple: [McIntosh County, Georgia, namedAfter, Lachlan McIntosh]
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A.
William McGillivray
William McGillivray was a prominent Canadian fur trader and businessman who became a leading figure in the North West Company during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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B.
Alexander McDougall
Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
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C.
MacGregor Houghton
MacGregor Houghton is a foppish yet brave and loyal English gentleman who serves as comic relief and emotional heart in Disney's adventure film "Jungle Cruise."
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D.
Angus Robertson
Angus Robertson is a Scottish National Party politician who has served as a senior minister in the Scottish Government and formerly led the SNP group at Westminster.
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E.
James McGill
James McGill was an 18th–19th century Scottish-Canadian merchant and philanthropist whose endowment led to the creation of McGill University in Montreal.
- 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: Lachlan McIntosh Target entity description: Lachlan McIntosh was a Scottish-born American military and political leader who served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and became a prominent figure in early Georgia history.
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A.
William McGillivray
William McGillivray was a prominent Canadian fur trader and businessman who became a leading figure in the North West Company during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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B.
Alexander McDougall
Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
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C.
MacGregor Houghton
MacGregor Houghton is a foppish yet brave and loyal English gentleman who serves as comic relief and emotional heart in Disney's adventure film "Jungle Cruise."
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D.
Angus Robertson
Angus Robertson is a Scottish National Party politician who has served as a senior minister in the Scottish Government and formerly led the SNP group at Westminster.
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E.
James McGill
James McGill was an 18th–19th century Scottish-Canadian merchant and philanthropist whose endowment led to the creation of McGill University in Montreal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War veteran
ⓘ
Continental Army general ⓘ military officer ⓘ person ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Patriot cause in the American Revolution
ⓘ
State of Georgia ⓘ
linked to:
Georgia
|
| birthDate | 1725-03-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Raits, Badenoch, Inverness-shire, Scotland ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1777-05-16 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1806-02-20 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | McIntosh ⓘ |
| father | John Mohr McIntosh ⓘ |
| givenName | Lachlan ⓘ |
| honor | commemoration in Georgia historical markers ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | Province of Georgia ⓘ |
| immigrationYear | 1736 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legacy | considered a prominent figure in early Georgia history ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
arrest and imprisonment after conflict with Georgia political leaders
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command of Continental troops in Georgia ⓘ duel with Button Gwinnett ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of Georgia troops in the Revolutionary War
ⓘ
role in early political development of Georgia ⓘ |
| notableWork | service in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Siege of Savannah
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Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Savannah, Georgia
ⓘ
linked to:
Savannah
|
| positionHeld |
leader in early Georgia politics
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member of the Continental Army general staff ⓘ officer in the Georgia militia ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterianism
ⓘ
linked to:
Presbyterian
|
| residence |
Darien, Georgia
ⓘ
Province of Georgia ⓘ Savannah, Georgia ⓘ
linked to:
Savannah
|
| servedUnder |
George Washington
ⓘ
Nathanael Greene ⓘ |
| sibling |
William McIntosh (brother)
ⓘ
linked to:
William McIntosh
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lachlan McIntosh Description of subject: Lachlan McIntosh was a Scottish-born American military and political leader who served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and became a prominent figure in early Georgia history.
Referenced by (6)
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