Edward Clive
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Edward Clive was a British colonial administrator and politician who served as a governor in British India under the East India Company.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edward Clive canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10233655 — 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: Edward Clive Context triple: [Governors of East India Company presidencies, officeHeldBy, Edward Clive]
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A.
Edmund Reggie
Edmund Reggie was an American judge, banker, and influential Louisiana political figure known for his close ties to the Kennedy family.
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B.
John Clive
John Clive was a British actor and author known for his character roles in film and television, including appearances in "The Italian Job" and voice work in "Yellow Submarine."
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C.
Cecil Mountford
Cecil Mountford was a renowned New Zealand rugby league player and coach, best known for his successful career with Wigan and his influential role in the sport during the mid-20th century.
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D.
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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E.
Gilbert Ledward
Gilbert Ledward was a prominent British sculptor known for his monumental public works and war memorials in the early to mid-20th century.
- 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: Edward Clive Target entity description: Edward Clive was a British colonial administrator and politician who served as a governor in British India under the East India Company.
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A.
Edmund Reggie
Edmund Reggie was an American judge, banker, and influential Louisiana political figure known for his close ties to the Kennedy family.
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B.
John Clive
John Clive was a British actor and author known for his character roles in film and television, including appearances in "The Italian Job" and voice work in "Yellow Submarine."
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C.
Cecil Mountford
Cecil Mountford was a renowned New Zealand rugby league player and coach, best known for his successful career with Wigan and his influential role in the sport during the mid-20th century.
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D.
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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E.
Gilbert Ledward
Gilbert Ledward was a prominent British sculptor known for his monumental public works and war memorials in the early to mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
ⓘ
colonial administrator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activity | British India governance ⓘ |
| affiliation | British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1754-03-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1839-05-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ Church, Oxford
ⓘ
Eton College ⓘ |
| employer | East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1803-01-01 ⓘ |
| familyName | Clive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Robert Clive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Charlotte Florentia Clive
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis NERFINISHED ⓘ Henrietta Antonia Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Henry Clive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | British aristocracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Lords
ⓘ
Parliament of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Margaret Maskelyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Clive family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Herbert family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Baron Clive
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl of Powis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRelative | Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | administration of Madras Presidency ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeHeld | Governor of Madras Presidency ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm |
MP for Bishop’s Castle
ⓘ
MP for Ludlow ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| politicalAlignment | Tory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Madras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Member of Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence |
Powis Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walcot Hall, Shropshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Henrietta Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1798-01-01 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edward Clive Description of subject: Edward Clive was a British colonial administrator and politician who served as a governor in British India under the East India Company.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.